A crop-dusting pilot has escaped unharmed after his plane crashed near Ulysses.

Grant County Undersheriff Chad Harmonstated that the crash was reported around 6:30 p.m. near Grant County Road 5 and Road E. Harmon says the plane went down in a nearby cornfield.

The pilot was able to escape safely and was not hurt. The plane itself caught fire and was completely destroyed.

Undersheriff Harmon says the Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.