SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – A Bloomington restauranteur and an Illinois man were identified as those killed in the Shelby County plane crash on the afternoon before Thanksgiving in the area of 6300 N. County Road 325W.
Nathan Finney, founder of Finney Hospitality Group, which has several restaurants in Bloomington and other Indiana cities, died in the accident, the company he founded announced. The other man who perished was Dr. Warren Bruhl, a flight instructor and chiropractor.
When emergency responders arrived they found what appeared to be a severely damaged small aircraft with heavy smoke in a cornfield.
After the fire was extinguished, the remains of two adult men were discovered.
The Federal Aviation Administration is handling the investigation into the incident.
