Pilot dies after small plane crashes into field in western Missouri
MO investigation into the cause of the crash will be carried out by the FAA and NTSB
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A pilot died Thursday after a small plane crashed into a field in western Missouri.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office said a 911 caller reported the crash at 9:37 a.m. First responders found the plane engulfed in flames in a soybean field near Kearney, a town 25 miles northeast of Kansas City.
The pilot's name has not been released. No one else was on the plane.
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A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed into a field in western Missouri. The Clay County Sheriff's Office reported that the incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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The sheriff's office said the twin-engine Piper aircraft took off from a small airport near the crash site. The plane had just fueled up, and the 140 gallons of fuel on board contributed to the fire, the office said in a news release.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the accident.