MIAMI COUNTY, Kansas—A Kansas man was injured in a small plane crash Wednesday in Miami County.
Just before 3p.m., the Miami County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call that a plane had crashed near a local airport, according to Sheriff Fra
At the time of the call the exact location was not known and communication with the caller was lost. Deputies responded to multiple area airports, both public and private in an attempt to locate the plane.
A short time later, a deputy located the airplane in a field, southwest of 319th Street and Moonlight Road.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1967 Piper Fixed Wing Single-Engine aircraft piloted by George Madelen, 68, Overland Park, was trying to conduct a "touch and go" flying exercise.
The aircraft lost power shortly after departing the runway and crash landed in a field northeast of the runway southwest of 319th Street and Moonlight Road.
EMS transported Madelen to Overland Park Regional Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, according to the KHP.