The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a gyrocopter piloted Kerry E. Trent, 58, Wichita, was flying southbound into a field at 7800 NW Tawakoni Road in Butler County. 

For unknown reasons it crashed in the field.

Trent and a passenger&nbsp;Tucker, Shannon W. Tucker, 53, Wichita, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to the Sedgwick County Forensic Center.

POTWIN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people have died after a type of aircraft called a gyrocopter crashed in south-central Kansas. 

Butler County dispatchers say the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday just west of the Butler County town of Potwin. The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.

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 </figure>BUTLER COUNTY —The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a gyrocopter piloted Kerry E. Trent, 58, Wichita, was flying southbound into a field at 7800 NW Tawakoni Road in Butler County. For unknown reasons it crashed in the field.Trent and a passenger&nbsp;Tucker, Shannon W. Tucker, 53, Wichita, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to the Sedgwick County Forensic Center.---------POTWIN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people have died after a type of aircraft called a gyrocopter crashed in south-central Kansas. Butler County dispatchers say the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday just west of the Butler County town of Potwin. The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.

KHP ID's 2 Kan. men who died in gyrocopter crash