Two Colorado residents die when a vintage biplane crashes in northwestern Kansas

HOXIE, Kan. – Authorities are investigating the crash of a vintage biplane in northwest Kansas that killed two Colorado residents.

The 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane crashed Sunday around 6:10 p.m. in a field about 10 miles north of Hoxie in Sheridan County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

The patrol identified the pilot as David Allen, 78, of Elbert, and the passenger as Jeanne Allen, 79. They died at the scene.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are responsible for the investigation.