A single-engine aircraft crashed into a large field in Marysville Wednesday evening.

A pilot died after a single-engine plane crashed into a large field in Marysville Wednesday evening.

The pilot, identified as 64-year-old Gregory Capes, was the only person on board, according to Marysville police.

The Murphy Moose, a lightweight kit plane, crashed in the 15700 block of 51st Ave. NE.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. They said the plane was an “experimental amateur-built aircraft.”

It's unclear who the plane was registered to or the flight path of the aircraft.