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Pilot, 71, and passenger, 4, survive plane crash

KHP-Patch2Two people, including a four-year-old child, survived an airplane crash in south central Kansas Wednesday.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the piolot was trying to land the aircraft, but tried to pull back up when part of the plane caught a fence. The fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft flipped over and came to rest on its top.

The patrol’s crash report identifies the pilot as 71-year-old Gary Wright of Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Also onboard was four-year-old Asher Willerton of Medicine Lodge. Mr Wright was taken to a local hospital for treatment of possible injuries. The youngster was not injured.

The crash occurred at 4:21 p.m. east of Medicine Lodge on SE Bethel Road, 1/4 mile south of US-160 highway.

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