Categories: ThecounT

Stunt Pilot Who Performed At Amelia Earhart Festival DIES In KS Plane Crash

A stunt pilot who had performed “Magic by Moonlight” at the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison, KS, last night, has died in a Sunday plane crash. A passenger was also killed.

The two unidentified people crashed in Atchison County, Kansas. The crashed plane was also reportedly used to perform stunts during the festival. According to the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office, Vlado Lenoch, 64, was the pilot of the plane. Lenoch was of Buff Ridge, IL. The passenger was 34-year-old Bethany Root, 34 of Atchison.

The crash reportedly happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday near Cummings, Kan. Two people were inside that small plane when the crash happened.

No word yet on what caused this crash.

No additional details are available at this time.

updates

THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

this is why i'm hot

Recent Posts

Olympic Star Snowboarder Sophie Hediger Dies After Caught in Swiss Avalanche

AROSA, Switzerland. (THECOUNT) -- The Swiss-Ski federation has confirmed the heartbreaking news of the death…

42 mins ago

Previously Deported Migrant Arrested for Setting Woman Ablaze in NYC Subway

NEW YORK CITY, NY. (THECOUNT) -- A horrifying incident unfolded on a New York City…

55 mins ago

‘Twice Deported’ Mexican Man ID’d As Wrong-Way Driver In Crash That Killed Metro Officer Colton Pulsipher

LAS VEGAS, NV. (THECOUNT) -- In a tragic incident earlier this month, Las Vegas Metropolitan…

1 hour ago

IL Man John Fleet Arrested In Monday Channahon Crash That Killed State Trooper Clay Carns

JOLIET, IL. (THECOUNT) -- In a heart-wrenching incident just two days before Christmas, Illinois State…

1 hour ago

PA Man Tom Reitz ID’d As Victim In Monday Beaver Twp Fatal Crash

JEFFERSON COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) -- Just two days before Christmas, a tragic single-vehicle accident claimed…

2 hours ago

NC Man Justin ‘Daniel Prince’ Davis ID’d As Victim In Sunday Wilson Fatal Hit-And-Run

WILSON, NC. (THECOUNT) -- In the early hours of Sunday morning, a tragic hit-and-run incident…

1 day ago