ISP confirms fatality in Shelby County plane crash

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 5:19 PM

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A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed in Shelby County Wednesday afternoon.

Just before 5 p.m., first responders from local law enforcement and fire, Indiana State Police and the FAA responded to the scene in a field in the 6300 block of N. 325 W. in Fairland, about a mile north of Interstate 74. The single engine craft landed in a cornfield.

One person is dead after a plane crash in Shelby County Wednesday afternoon, according to Indiana State Police.

ISP Sgt. John Perrine confirmed the single fatality. ISP and the FAA are investigating to find out more about the plane's origins and the cause of the crash.

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