Cropduster airplane hits power lines in southern Kansas

Colter Robinson

April 26, 2024 at 8:04 AM·1 min read

SUMNER COUNTY (KSNT) – A pilot narrowly avoided injuries after hitting power lines with his crop duster airplane in Sumner County.

At 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, a man was crop-dusting with a 1998 Air Tractor about 5 miles northeast of Wellington when he hit some power lines. The power lines were damaged, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) crash log.

The pilot was able to land the airplane at a nearby municipal airport. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was undamaged, according to the KHP.

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