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At least one person has died after a plane crashed near an airport as firefighters battle a blaze at the scene.
Police responded to the crash near the Shelbyville Municipal Airport, Indiana, on Wednesday afternoon. It's believed the aircraft came down in the 6300 block of CR North 325 West, just northwest of the airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot was the only person on board.
Firefighters were also called to put out a small field fire at the crash site, writes WTHR. Indiana State Police troopers and deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a plane crash about a mile north of Interstate 74 in Shelby County at 4:50 p.m.
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It is unknown if anyone else was in the aircraft when it crashed. ISP says they are working to search for survivors. Police do not yet know where the aircraft was coming from or going to. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be responding to the scene to take over as the lead investigator.
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Police do not yet know where the aircraft was coming from or going to (WRTV)Meanwhile a plane crash in Texas earlier today also ended in a pilot's death after the aircraft came down over a shopping centre in Plano. Fire crews rushed to the scene outside Mama's Daughter's Diner in in Plano.
The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) confirmed the small single-engine Mooney M20 crashed half a mile from the nearby Air Park-Dallas Airport. The FAA were unable to confirm whether the plane was taking off or landing. Local authorities confirmed the pilot had died in the fireball.
A plane crash in Texas earlier today also ended in a pilot's death after the aircraft came down over a shopping centre in PlanoEyewitness Austin Selkin came to the area after spotting smoke. He told Fox 4: "It was just flames everywhere, it was really bad. Another person who saw the incident, Shawn Anderson, also saw the plane before it crashed and said was moving unusually. He said: “The plane made a turn like he was going up but didn’t look right." After he looked back he he saw a cloud of black smoke after the plane had crashed.
Plano Fire-Rescue was unaware of the plane's flight path. Daly added: "We do not know where the aircraft was destined, whether they were going to this landing strip that is really close or Addison. We don't really have that information right now."