Possible mechanical issue likely cause of deadly Kansas plane crash, KHP says
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- Cloud County pilot David A. Kadel died in a crash after takeoff Sunday.
- Kansas Highway Patrol cites possible mechanical issue as likely crash cause.
- Crash occurred near Blosser Municipal Airport around 7:30 p.m. in Concordia.
A 76-year-old Cloud County man died Sunday after the plane he was piloting crashed after takeoff.
David A. Kadel of Concordia was flying his Rans S-21 Airaile fixed wing single-engine ultra light airplane when the aircraft “lost altitude and nose dived into the ground,” the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a crash report.
The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. at 1674 N. 150th Road in Concordia, near the Blosser Municipal Airport.
The KHP says a possible mechanical issue with the plane likely caused the crash.
Concordia is about a two-hour drive north of Wichita.
Amy Renee Leiker
The Wichita Eagle