Staff Report Published: June 13, 2016, 12:39 pm Updated: June 14, 2016, 1:32 pm
WTHI Photo, Lindsey Yates 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
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.