GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – An intoxicated pilot was arrested after he landed a small plane early Friday on Interstate 70 southeast of Kansas City, Mo., after radioing that he was out of fuel, authorities said.
The crash about 2:30 a.m. east of Grain Valley, roughly 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City, closed the westbound lanes of the freeway for more than 2 1/2 hours, KCTV reported.
The plane had a “minor collision” with the guardrail but otherwise did not hit anything, the Missouri Highway Patrol tweeted.
The pilot was the only person on board. He had minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment after the arrest, the patrol said.
Online records show the single-engine plane was 19 minutes into its flight from Warrensburg, which is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of the landing site.
The patrol said the pilot radioed that he was out of fuel and needed to make an emergency landing on the highway.
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