Crime & Safety
1 Dead After Plane Lands 'Nose-First' At Porter County Airport
Report said crash happened between runways at airport.
VALPARAISO — One person is dead following a plane crash Thursday morning at the Porter County Regional Airport in Valparaiso, according to officials. The Times said a single-passenger plane crashed nose-first into a grassy area between two runways around 10:45 a.m.
The crash scene is north of U.S. 30 and east of Ind. 49.
The Times said assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been requested.
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This fatal crash comes just two weeks after the pilot of a small plane was killed in a crash at Marion Municipal Airport Nov. 29.
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The following day, three people including a Ball State University Board of Trustee member and graduate were killed when a small corporate jet crashed in a wooded area in Clark County.
Photo credited to Renee Schiavone
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