RUSH COUNTY— One person died in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Tuesday in Rush County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Cessna fixed-win piloted by Anthony P. Thompson, 56, Apopka, FL., crash landed in a field near Kansas 4 Highway and 170 Road one mile south and one half mile west of 160 Road, Ave L.
Thompson was pronounced dead at a the scene. The FAA is investigating.
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RUSH COUNTY - A small airplane crashed in Rush County Tuesday morning, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Troop E Technical Trooper Michael Racy says the crash killed at least one person.
KHP received a report approximately at 9:29 this morning and responded to the scene in a wheat field near K-4 and 170 Road. The location is northwest of La Crosse.
Racy says FAA investigators from Dodge City are on site as KHP provides security.
No other details are yet available.