WASCO COUNTY, Ore. — A small plane crash Thursday evening started a small brush fire in The Dalles, near Adventist Health. The only occupant, the pilot, had minor injuries.
The Wasco County Sheriff's Office reported that the plane, a Cessna 152, had been traveling from the Redmond Municipal Airport to the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport. Wasco County crews, along with Mid-Columbia Fire Rescue and The Dalles Police Department, responded.
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The crash caused a small brush fire that burned 2.5 acres, according to Columbia Gorge Fire and Rescue. The plane's transmission line from the Bonneville Power Administration was also damaged.
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