William Leeds, a doctor at the Pulmonary and Sleep Associates in Topeka, has been named as one of two victims of a plane crash near Billard Airport, in Oakland.
Leeds, 62, of Mission and James Bergman, 55, of Leawood, both died in the crash, according to KHP.
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Both were killed when the plane missed the runway at the Philip Billard Municipal Airport and hit the ground at a high rate of speed. The plane landed in a field between the runway and the taxi road to the airport terminal. Both men were wearing seat belts. source
The plane was a fixed-wing multi-engine plane manufactured in 1965.
Gina M. Scheitel: “You will be missed Dr. Leeds! Always onery [sic] and full of laughter and jokes!”
The crash was reported around 8:30 p.m., Monday. The plane that crashed was registered out of Mission, Kansas, in Johnson County.