LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- A 22-year-old pilot suffered "significant injuries" Thursday when a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire in a field in Unadilla Township at the south end of Richmond Field, according to police.

Livingston County Central Dispatch sent emergency crews to the scene at 3:51 p.m. after receiving an iPhone crash detection alert and calls from residents who heard the impact.

The man was flying from Charlevoix, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio. Responding agencies included the Unadilla Police Department, the Unadilla Fire Department and Livingston County EMS. The pilot was taken to the University of Michigan Hospital.

The cause of the crash is unknown and is under investigation by Unadilla police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety

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