Investigators probing why plane crashed in field FILE â The sheriffâs office says the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Board are investigating the incident. (Source: Associated Press) By Associated Press | April 23, 2021 at 12:54 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 3:53 PM FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) â Federal investigators are trying to determine why a small plane crashed in a field just near the Faribault Airport. The Rice County Sheriffâs Office says the plane took off from the airport Thursday afternoon and crashed into a plowed field about a half-mile from the runway. The 25-year-old pilot, Skyler Hackett of Prior Lake, and 33-year-old passenger Todd Guyette of Osceola, Wisconsin, were not hurt.