Goddard Man Dies in Plane Crash Near Wilson on Sunday

A Goddard man died in a small plane crash near Wilson in western Ellsworth County on Sunday afternoon.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 77-year-old Ronnie Thompson was flying from Lucas back to Wichita when, according to a witness, the plane went down for no apparent reason.

When troopers arrived to the scene, the found a 1946 Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing aircraft, overturned.

The crash happened at 4th Road & Avenue D or 2.1 miles East of K232 on Avenue D around 1:30 PM.

The NTSB, FAA and KHP are all investigating the crash.

(Photo courtesy of Matthew Fulkerson)