(Corrects earlier info. from Bill Ayers w/regard to aircraft owner/operator)

A 24 year old Rock Port, MO., man was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic following the crash of  biplane single engine aircraft about 4-miles west of Atlantic, Friday. Cass County Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Ayers told KJAN News Christopher Peeler walked away from the scene of the crash at 3:25 pm one-quarter of a mile west of 570th Street and north of Highland Road. The man’s clothes was smoldering as he walked to the nearby gravel road and got a ride from a citizen to the Atlantic Airport, before getting another ride to the hospital.

A report on his condition is not available, but Ayers said his injuries were not life threatening. The 1971 aircraft, registered to Shenandoah Flight Service and based in Atlantic, is owned by Bob Pettis. It was doing aerial seeding when it crashed. The aircraft was a total loss. The FAA has been contacted and an investigation into the accident continues. Ayers said the wreckage will remain in the field until the FAA can investigate.