(UPDATE) Sheriff Heino tells MTN News the sole occupant of the plane died in the incident.

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The person's name has not been released at this point.

(1st REPORT) Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino tells MTN News that crews are responding to an incident involving a small airplane off the runway at Ryan Field on Tuesday afternoon.

Ryan Field is located about a mile southeast of West Glacier.

Sheriff Heino said initial reports are that a single-prop airplane is upside down, down an embankment and off the runway.

It is unknown how many people are on board, or the conditions of the pilot and passengers at this time, nor what caused it.

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