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UPDATE: Kansas woman dies in Crash of World War II era Plane

July 16, 2017 by Post Staff Leave a Comment

The plane crashed just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday-photo courtesy KCTV

ATCHISON COUNTY -— Authorities are investigating the crash of a P-51 Mustang that killed two people.

The Kansas City Star reports the plane crashed around 10:30 a.m. Sunday about 60 miles northwest of Kansas City in Atchison County, Kansas.

The pilot identified as Vlado Lenoch, 64, Burr Ridge, IL., and a passenger Bethany L. Root, 34, Atchison, both died in the crash. Root was the manager of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport in Atchison, which is about 45 miles northwest of Kansas City.

Lt. Bryce Whelply of the Kansas High Patrol says the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were on their way to the site Sunday.

The World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter crashed one day after it flew in a festival that celebrates famed aviator Amelia Earhart in her Kansas hometown.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of a P-51 Mustang that killed two people.

The Kansas City Star reports the plane crashed around 10:30 a.m. Sunday about 60 miles northwest of Kansas City in Atchison County, Kansas.

The pilot and a passenger both died in the crash. Authorities did not immediately identify them.

Lt. Bryce Whelply of the Kansas High Patrol says the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were on their way to the site Sunday.

The World War II era plane may have flown in the Amelia Earhart Festival on Saturday, one day before the crash. The plane crashed about nine miles away from the Amelia Earhart Airport in Atchison.

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