CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (KMSP) - The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report about the fatal accident sheds more light on the Cambridge plane crash that killed the pilot on Sept. 4.

Loved ones are honoring Timothy Merhar and supporting his family during this difficult time, according to an online fundraiser for his upcoming funeral service and memorial.

Wreckage recovered

What we know:

The NTSB said the pilot departed from the Anoka County – Blaine Airport at 10:52 a.m. last Thursday before crashing near Cambridge Municipal Airport just after 11 a.m. Investigators said the Beech K35 airplane was found in a grass field near the runway.

The report notes, "The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage."

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