OTTAWA COUNTY– A Kansas man died in a small plane crash just after 5:30p.m. on Sunday in Ottawa County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the home built, experimental aircraft piloted by Delwyn Schmidt, 62, Bennington, took off from his residence at 93 Autumn Lane and was off on ascent.

The pilot tried to make a turn to return home and lost power.

Schmidt, who was the only person on board, was transported to the Salina Regional Medical Center before being transferred to a hospital in Wichita where he died.

An FAA spokesman says the plane was destroyed when it crashed.

The crash remains under investigation.