A PLANE CRASH IN MIAMI COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SENT A MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PLANE WENT DOWN IN A VACANT FIELD NEAR THE CORNER OF 319TH STREET AND MOONLIGHT ROAD, JUST NORTH OF THE PAOLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 2:45 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12. THE PLANE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AT 2:15 AND HAD PLANNED TO FLY TO THE PAOLA AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HOWEVER, THE PLANE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE FIELD. ACCORDING TO KSHB TV, THE MAN, IN HIS LATE 60’S WAS A PILOT WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD, CRASHING WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS COLLAPSED. HE ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF THOSE INJURIES.
THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT.
