What happened
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(-23) On July 15 a callair A-9B operated by dennis clark kasson (certificate no. 506620206) departed the Norton, KS municipal airport. The pilot's destination and intentions are not known at this time, but a witness stated that Mr. Kasson had about 100 gallons of chemical in the hopper and a full load of fuel at the time of his departure. From witness accounts it was approximately five to ten minutes after take-off when the aircraft was observed by a witness at a low altitude descending until it impacted in a milo field, sliding fifty to sixty yards before impacting a powerline pole and bursting into flames. The aircraft came to rest approximately 45 degrees to the left of its original path after colliding with the powerline pole. The pilot was able to egress the burning aircraft, but sustained critical third degree burns approximately 60 percent of his body. The pilot remains hospitalized in critical condition. Hospital personnel were informed by the pilot that he had fire in the cockpit and had to make an emergency landing. The cause of the fire is not known at this time and is under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15 A CALLAIR A-9B OPERATED BY DENNIS CLARK KASSON (CERTIFICATE NO. 506620206) DEPARTED THE NORTON, KS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT'S DESTINATION AND INTENTIONS ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT A WITNESS STATED THAT MR. KASSON HAD ABOUT 100 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL IN THE HOPPER AND A FULL LOAD OF FUEL AT THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE. FROM WITNESS ACCOUNTS IT WAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY A WITNESS AT A LOW ALTITUDE DESCENDING UNTIL IT IMPACTED IN A MILO FIELD, SLIDING FIFTY TO SIXTY YARDS BEFORE IMPACTING A POWERLINE POLE AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF ITS ORIGINAL PATH AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE POWERLINE POLE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE BURNING AIRCRAFT, BUT SUSTAINED CRITICAL THIRD DEGREE BURNS APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. THE PILOT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL WERE INFORMED BY THE PILOT THAT HE HAD FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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