JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Troopers and detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) Sellersburg Post are investigating the crash of a single-engine plane in a cornfield near Jeffersonville.
Authorities were alerted to a possible plane crash near Port Road and Middle Road, about one mile north of the Ohio River and just east of the Port of Indiana, at 8:30 on Thursday morning. When officers and first responders arrived, they located a small, two-seater Diamond Katana personal aircraft lying upright in the field.
Neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured. Both occupants were from Louisville and advised that they had flown out of Louisville’s Bowman Field.
As is standard protocol in Indiana, ISP conducts the preliminary aircraft crash investigation and then turns all information over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which will conduct a separate and more thorough investigation. FAA authorities arrived Thursday afternoon.
After the preliminary investigation, detectives believe a mechanical malfunction may be to blame in the crash, however, the FAA will make final decisions on the cause of the crash.
