Plane Crashes in Carroll County
Carroll County – Last night at approximately 7:39
p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department,
and conservation officers from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources responded
to a reported plane crash, in a field, near Carroll County Roads 500 West and
600 South.
When officers
arrived, they found debris indicating there had been a plane crash. Unfortunately
there were no survivors. The preliminary evidence indicates the plane was a
Cessna 441 Conquest Turboprop which had taken off from the Eagle Creek Airport
in Indianapolis. It is believed the plane was in route to Green Bay, WI. At
this time it is not known how many people were on board the plane.
Due to recent heavy
rains, the crash scene was very muddy and extremely hard to walk through. Because of that and darkness, officers from
the Indiana State Police and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department created a perimeter
to secure the crash scene overnight.
It is anticipated
that investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National
Transportation Safety Board will arrive in the late morning to start their
investigation.
A crime scene
investigator with the Indiana State Police was able to scan and plot the plane’s
debris field. Firefighters from the Wayne Township Fire Department (Indianapolis)
drove to the scene to provide a drone to aid in the investigation.
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