LEAVENWORTH COUNTY—A Kansas man died in a small plane crash just before 10a.m. Monday in Leavenworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 AA Newport 28 Single-engine fixed wing aircraft piloted by Gary L. Knight, 68, Lansing, was southbound south of U.S. 24 just west of 151st Street when it made a hard right turn causing the nose to face eastbound. 

The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a bean field. When the aircraft landed, it burst into flames and became fully engulfed.

Knight was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics.

This was the second fatal small plane crash in three days.&nbsp; On Saturday,&nbsp; a 2007 PV-7 piloted by 72-year-old Steven D. Stuckey of Topeka took off southbound.&nbsp;The pilot attempted to incline and turn west when the plane stalled, flipped and went nose first into the ground at 5501 NE Shaffer Road in Topeka.

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 </figure>LEAVENWORTH COUNTY—A Kansas man died in a small plane crash just before 10a.m. Monday in Leavenworth County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 AA Newport 28 Single-engine fixed wing aircraft piloted by Gary L. Knight, 68, Lansing, was southbound south of U.S. 24 just west of 151st Street when it made a hard right turn causing the nose to face eastbound. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a bean field. When the aircraft landed, it burst into flames and became fully engulfed.Knight was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics.This was the second fatal small plane crash in three days.&nbsp; On Saturday,&nbsp; a 2007 PV-7 piloted by 72-year-old Steven D. Stuckey of Topeka took off southbound.&nbsp;The pilot attempted to incline and turn west when the plane stalled, flipped and went nose first into the ground at 5501 NE Shaffer Road in Topeka.

Kansas pilot dies in small plane crash, fire