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Man treated for injuries after small plane crash at Kan. airport

Friday plane accident near Eureka, Kansas airport-photos Greenwood Co. Emergency Mgmt.
Friday plane accident near Eureka, Kansas airport-photos Greenwood Co. Emergency Mgmt.

GREENWOOD COUNTY – One person was injured in a small plane crash just after 11 a.m. on Friday in Greenwood County.

The Kansas Highway patrol reported a two-seat, single-engine, low-wing home-built Vans RV 6 piloted by George R. Douglas, Jr., 69, Orlando, FL., was attempting to land at the Eureka Municipal Airport.

The aircraft began to pull to the left. The pilot applied throttle to attempt a go around and the aircraft continued to pull left until it made contact with the ground and came to rest on its top.

Douglas was not injured.

A passenger Lawrence D. Stapleton, 55, Gautier, MS., was treated at the scene and screen-shot-2016-11-04-at-2-27-32-pmrefused transport.

The accident remains under investigation.

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