Staff Report Published: June 13, 2016, 12:39 pm Updated: June 14, 2016, 1:32 pm
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PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – The Parke County Sheriff’s Office reports two people are dead after a small plane crash Monday morning in Parke County just south of Rockville.
PCSO reports the small, single engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area near Butler Airfield around 10 a.m. and that both occupants inside the plane were pronounced dead at the scene.
Plane crash in Parke County
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Parke County Sheriff Justin Cole reports the FAA was responding and the National Transportation Safety Board reports they are investigating as well.
NTSB stated the crash involved a Cessna 150 and the accident was during take-off.
Officials report they have not identified the two who died in the accident but autopsies are scheduled for Tuesday at Regional Hospital.
According to airnav.com, Butler Field Airport is a privately owned airfield and houses seven, single engine airplanes.