Pilot parachutes out of crashing plane, leaving six passengers to fend for themselves as aircraft went down
- All seven people aboard a single-engine Cessna survived
- First responders located the crashed plane in a hay field Saturday afternoon
- The pilot parachuted from the plane before it crashed, but everyone survived
Six people miraculously survived a plane crash Saturday afternoon after the pilot parachuted from the plane near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, Missouri.
The plane, a single-engine Cessna C206, crashed in a hay field near the airport outside Kansas City just before 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Bates County Sheriff’s Office said the plane was found just east of the runway.
The plane, a single-engine Cessna C206, crashed in a hay field near the airport outside Kansas City just before 1 p.m. Saturday.
Six people miraculously survived a plane crash Saturday afternoon after the pilot parachuted from the plane near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, Missouri
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident involving a single-engine Cessna C206 similar to this one pictured
The pilot was wearing a parachute and was able to eject from the plane before the crash. He was found in a hangar at the airport.
The remaining six passengers were all treated and released at the scene, the report said KCTV5.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.