For further information please contact: Sergeant Sheldon Lyon
816-387-2345
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September 5, 2007

EMPHASIS: Andrew County Plane Crash


On September 2, 2007, at 3 p.m., Troop H received a report of a downed aircraft in rural Andrew County. Troop H officers responded to County Road 223 and discovered a 1974 Cessna 172M crashed behind a residence. Seventeen year-old Union Star resident Waylon Kirtley was the pilot of the single engine Cessna. Mr. Kirtley was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted the initial investigation with the assistance of the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department. The Federal Aviation Administration continues investigating the crash.
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