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April 16, 2009
A gust of wind is being blamed for the crash of a small plane in Barton County Wednesday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol was called to K-156 highway, just east of Great Bend at 2:40 p.m.
Troopers said a single engine plane was trying to take off when a gust of wind caught the plane and pushed it into the west ditch. The plane crashed through a chain link fence and came to rest on private property.
The pilot, 59-year-old Kenneth Doonan of Wichita, refused treatment at the scene. He was the only person on the plane.
But his troubles may just be beginning.
Authorities want to know why he was using a highway as a runway.
April 16, 2009
A gust of wind is being blamed for the crash of a small plane in Barton County Wednesday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol was called to K-156 highway, just east of Great Bend at 2:40 p.m.
Troopers said a single engine plane was trying to take off when a gust of wind caught the plane and pushed it into the west ditch. The plane crashed through a chain link fence and came to rest on private property.
The pilot, 59-year-old Kenneth Doonan of Wichita, refused treatment at the scene. He was the only person on the plane.
But his troubles may just be beginning.
Authorities want to know why he was using a highway as a runway.