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Nebraska Man Dies in Ultralight Plane Crash Near Ansley

faaANSLEY, Neb. (AP) — A central Nebraska man has died from injuries he received in the crash of an ultralight aircraft.

The Custer County Sheriff’s office says the crash happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday on private property south of Ansley.

The sheriff’s office says 61-year-old Wayne Palmer, of rural Ansley, was piloting of the aircraft when it crashed. Palmer was critically injured and later died. A passenger, Charles Roberts of Osceola, was not injured in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

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