CHANUTE — A pilot and his passenger escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon after their airplane crashed in a field about 2 miles north of Chanute near U.S. 169.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported John Von Fange of South Carolina was flying a 2020 SR 22 Turbo aircraft when the plane lost its engine functions southwest of Chanute.
Von Lange attempted to land the plane at Chanute’s Martin Johnson Airport, but could not line up for a proper approach due to cloud cover.
He instead attempted to land in a field northeast of town.
The airplane went into a…
