Kelly Gabel Injured in a Crash on March 10, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas

Kelly B Gabel of Colby, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 02:28 AM in Thomas County, Kansas. Gabel is a 40-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Colby airport . 1/2 mile east of the airport in a Field.

In the crash, Gabel was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

The aircraft was taking off and the front wheel dolly did not detach from the front wheel. When the pilot got into the air he noticed that the wheel dolly was still attached and called the Fire Department. While the Fire Department was enroute, the right engine failed and the pilot had to conduct a major crash landing.

Injuries

Gabel's injuries were minor. Gabel was taken by ambulance to Citizens Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the Beech Fixed Wing Multi Engine with Kansas license plate number N568P damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. US Specialty Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Insurance Company. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken. The police also said, "Unknown year Beech Fixed wing multi engine airplane."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K-53 and K-139 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003122 to this crash. The KSHP charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. In order to get the report through the KSHP website, you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card. You must agree to be subject to Kansas Statute 45-230: Unlawful Use of Names Derived from Public Records. This statute imposes on those subject to it "a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney" of up to "$500 for each violation." Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website.