Originally published on August 19, 2013<br /><br />Plane crash in Kansas: A man and a woman were killed on August 18 when their single engine light aircraft crashed into a field near Kansas City's Wheeler Downtown Airport. <br /><br />The Moody single engine aircraft took took off around 3:00 p.m. with one man and one woman on board. The pilot reported reportedly radioed the airport's control tower shortly after take off to report a mechanical problem.<br /><br />Witnesses reported hearing the plane's engine sputter and seeing the plane turn back toward the runway in an apparent attempt to land.<br /><br />The aircraft appears to have then gone into a nose-dive before crashing into a grassy area between the Missouri river and the airport, said Kansas City Fire Department spokesman Tye Grant. The aircraft remained mostly structurally intact, he added.<br /><br />The names of the two occupants have not yet been released. They were both found dead at the scene. <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
