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 </figure>By SCOTT CARLSON <a href="https://northplattepost.com">North Platte Post</a>CUSTER COUNTY, Neb. — Authorities in Custer County say one man is dead following a plane crash Saturday.According
 to a news release from the Custer County Sheriff's Office, on March 6, 
at around 1:09 p.m, the Sheriff's office received a report that a plane 
had left the Mason City, Neb., area at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday en 
route for Holyoke, Colo., but was overdue.At around 4:37 p.m.,
 authorities received a report from the Civil Air Patrol that a small 
single-engine plane had crashed in a pasture approximately 7 miles 
southwest of Ansley, Neb.Deputies along with the Nebraska 
State Patrol, Ansley Fire and Rescue, Mason City Fire and Rescue, and 
Broken Bow Fire and Rescue all responded to the scene.Upon 
arrival, deputies reported finding the plane completely destroyed, and 
the pilot, identified as Keith A. Walker, 74, of Mason City, was 
deceased. Walker was the lone occupant of the aircraft.The investigation into the crash has been turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board and is ongoing at this time.

One dead after plane crash in central Nebraska