BUTLER COUNTY— One person was injured in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Monday in Butler County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Cessna L19 Bird dog airplane piloted by Victor Riffel, 65, Benton, was attempting to land at the Lloyd Stearman Airfield in in the14000 Block SW 30th Street in Benton.
There are two runways at the airport paved and unpaved. Upon landing on the unpaved runway, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and the plane veered off to the southwest striking an unoccupied residence.
A passenger Joseph R. Bertapelle, 35, Derby, was transported to Wesley Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Riffel was not injured.
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BUTLER COUNTY— The Kansas Highway Patrol in investigating the crash of a small plane into a house in Butler County.
Just before 1:30p.m., the plane attempting to take off from Stearman Field in the14000 Block SW 30th Street in Benton and hit the house, according to KHP dispatch.