North Carolina plane crash kills pilot shortly after take-off

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A small plane crash in Western North Carolina killed one person on Saturday, authorities say.

The crash took place in a field in Andrews, North Carolina, at roughly 10:45 a.m.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol told FOX Carolina that a single-engine aircraft crashed into a tree in a field. It immediately caught fire upon impact.

The pilot, who was the only person in the plane, was reportedly ejected. The person was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

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The crash took place in a field in Andrews, North Carolina at roughly 10:45 a.m. (Google Maps)

The National Transportation Safety Board told WLOS that it was a home-built Velocity aircraft that crashed shortly after it took off.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to investigate the accident. 

File photo of North Carolina State Highway Patrol state troopers in 2008. (Logan Mock-Buntingy/Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached out to North Carolina State Highway Patrol for more information, but has not heard back.