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Cessna pilot makes emergency landing in Isanti County cornfield

Plane makes emergency landing in Minnesota cornfield
Plane makes emergency landing in Minnesota cornfield 00:17

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. – A small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday evening north of the Twin Cities.

The Isanti County Sheriff's Office says the Cessna aircraft had an apparent engine problem, leading the pilot to bring it down in a cornfield near Cambridge.

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Isanti County Sheriff's Office

Authorties were alerted of the landing by a LifeLink helicopter that flew over the area.

Neither the pilot nor their passenger were hurt. The NTSB is investigating.

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