KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it is investigating a plane crash Sunday that killed a 76-year-old Kansas man.
NTSB is investigating the crash of a Rans S-12 airplane in Concordia, Kansas.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol says David Kadel of Concordia, Kansas, was piloting a Rans S-21 single-engine ultra-light airplane around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
After taking off from the Concordia airport, the plane suffered a mechanical issue, lost altitude and nose-dived into the ground.
Kadel was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
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