The four people aboard a small plane that crashed at the Kalispell City Airport on Monday afternoon walked away from the fiery wreck with only minor injuries among them.

The plane caught fire when the pilot attempted to land on the runway just after 2 p.m., Aug. 11, according to Kalispell Fire Department Chief Jay Hagen. The burning craft careened down the runway and crashed into a parked plane which also burst into flames.

“It was described to me as like a Frisbee,” said Hagen as he mimicked the plane’s trajectory with his hand.

Only two people sustained injuries as a result of the crash, which Hagen described as very minor. Both received treatment on-scene. The second plane was empty.

Kalispell, Smith Valley, Whitefish and Evergreen fire departments used foam to extinguish the fire a

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