By Chris Carr

UPDATE: Plane crashes outside of Saskatoon, pilot taken to hospital

Jul 6, 2011 | 6:22 AM

Investigators will be combing over the wreckage Wednesday morning as they try to figure out what caused a small plane crash east of Saskatoon.

The small crop dusting plane went down in a field at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

RCMP said it crash landed, southwest of Elstow, about a half hour drive east of Saskatoon along highway 16.

The pilot was able to pull himself from his downed aircraft just seconds before it went up in flames.

After assessing the damage, Troy Davies with MD ambulance says the 34-year-old pilot was very fortunate to have escaped the accident with only minor injuries.

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The man is recovering in hospital this morning.

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