Glider crash in Riley County seriously injures Wichita, Manhattan men

21 October 2023

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two men were hospitalized on Saturday in a glider crash in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the two men were in a Pegasus Powerchute flying north over Manhattan around 8:30 a.m.


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The glider had an engine failure, which caused a crash.

Both men, one of whom was from Wichita and the other from Manhattan, were rushed to the hospital with suspected serious injuries.

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