ROSSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police say there are no survivors after a small, Wisconsin-bound plane carrying at least three people crashed in central Indiana.
Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby says the plane crashed Thursday night just north of Rossville. The rural area is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
According to flightaware.com, a Cessa 441 turbo-prop plane took off from Eagle Creek Airpark at 7:20 p.m. headed for Green Bay. The plane went went down about 20 minutes later.
Officers set up a wide perimeter Thursday night, closing some of the local roads after the plane went down. Police said people who live nearby reported hearing a loud noise.
Investigators say everyone on board was killed, though they have not yet determined the exact number of victims. Such a plane can hold up to 10 people. The plane is registered to Ponderosa Aviation, which shares an address with Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy in Kewaunee.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to investigate Friday. A no fly zone in the area of the crash is in effect until early Saturday morning. No aircraft will be allowed to fly at less than 5,000 feet withing a 3-mile radius of the crash.
Authorities say the area has received a great deal of rain in the past few days, leading to muddy conditions in the field where the plane crashed and hampering the search effort. Dark conditions at night also complicated the investigation.
No further information was immediately available.
