KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Police say a single-engine plane crashed near Klamath Falls, killing the only person aboard.
The plane went down Wednesday morning in an alfalfa field about a mile from the airport.
The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office identified the pilot as 79-year-old Abraham “Dutch” Van Rood of Klamath Falls.
Sheriff Chris Kaber said the single-seat plane appeared to be an experimental aircraft. Witnesses reported seeing it fly erratically shortly before the crash.
