LINN COUNTY—Authorities are investigating a small plane mishap that occurred just after noon Thursday in Linn County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1968 Cessna&nbsp; 177A piloted by Matthew Gregersen&nbsp;Evans, 42, Indianapolis, Indiana, made an emergency landing three quarters of a mile southeast of the intersection of County Road 1650 and County Road 1095 in a field.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The pilot told the patrol that the aircraft fuel line froze and forced him to bring the plane down in the field.&nbsp; Evans was not injured. The FAA and NTSB will be in charge of the investigation.&nbsp;

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 </figure>LINN COUNTY—Authorities are investigating a small plane mishap that occurred just after noon Thursday in Linn County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1968 Cessna&nbsp; 177A piloted by Matthew Gregersen&nbsp;Evans, 42, Indianapolis, Indiana, made an emergency landing three quarters of a mile southeast of the intersection of County Road 1650 and County Road 1095 in a field.&nbsp;&nbsp;The pilot told the patrol that the aircraft fuel line froze and forced him to bring the plane down in the field.&nbsp; Evans was not injured. The FAA and NTSB will be in charge of the investigation.&nbsp;

Pilot of small plane made emergency landing in Kansas field