Authorities say one person has died after a small plane crashed near a central Indiana airport.
The pilot was the only person aboard the Cirrus SR22 aircraft when it crashed around 5 p.m. Wednesday in a field near the Shelbyville Municipal Airport, about 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighters extinguished a small field fire at the crash site.
The plane’s origination and destination were not immediately known. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash
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