Cessna Skycatcher

[Thruster87]

BUTLER COUNTY, Kansas, September 18, 2008 � A small plane has crashed in Butler Co.

 

 

 

Witnesses say they saw a man parachute from the experimental plane just east of Douglas, KS around 11:30 Thursday morning.

 

The man is expected to be OK.

 

The plane is the new Cessna Skycatcher, which is yet to be released.

 

KSN has a crew headed to the scene and will have updates as soon as they are available.

 

 

[WestCoast]

I understand this was the Skycatcher prototype being flown by a Cessna test pilot.....details are still sketchy but more info here: Skycatcher Prototype Crashes