A small plane crashed in Henry County on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person. The crash happened near a private airstrip behind Roberts Pipeline Inc., east of Sulphur Springs. The cause is still under investigation. Emergency crews responded to the site, where the overturned plane was found in a bean field near U.S. 36 and North County Road 200 West, as reported by WTHR.
Henry County Sheriff John Sproles confirmed one fatality in the accident, though the victim’s identity has not been released. This tragedy comes on the heels of a recent plane crash in Anderson that killed four people. Indiana State Police are investigating both incidents, which appear to be linked, according to FOX59.
Sgt. Scott Keegan of the Indiana State Police, who was present in the area around 2 p.m., the time of the crash, offered little in the way of specifics regarding how the accident transpired, the details about the pilot, or even the flight's intended path. As WISH-TV relayed, there was initial confusion as the Henry County Sheriff's Office had not confirmed a plane crash as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the earliest hours of this developing story.
Henry County, about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis, is familiar with small aircraft, but frequent incidents raise concerns about aviation safety. The investigation into the crash continues, but information is still limited.