Kansas man dies in plane crash in Missouri

BOONVILLE, Mo. – A Kansas man has died and three others were injured after the crash of a small plane near the Boonville, Mo., airport.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that the pilot, Charles Sojka of Salina, was killed in the crash that occurred at around 9 a.m. Sunday. The three passengers were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Their conditions weren’t known Sunday evening.

Tim Rogers of the Salina Airport Authority said Sojka was a flight instructor at Sojka Aviation. Rogers said the plane had left Salina earlier in the week and was on its way back from Boonville.

This story was originally published November 30, 2014 at 10:21 PM with the headline "Kansas man dies in plane crash in Missouri."