1 dead in plane crash behind Circle K gas station, Greenwood Fire Department says

GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — The Greenwood Fire Department (GFD) is currently responding to a fatal plane crash that killed one person.

The department said in a social media post just after 11 a.m. that the scene of the crash is at Main Street and South Park Boulevard, just by I-65.

GFD confirmed that one person is dead. Their identity has not been released.

GFD public information officer Tyler Swardson said the plane that crashed was a small 2-4 passenger plane, but there was only one occupant at the time of the crash. He also has not confirmed what airport the plane was taking off from or landing at.

“Initial reports indicated that a small plane had crashed behind the Circle K gas station at 1183 E. Main Street in Greenwood,” Swardson wrote. “Upon arrival, firefighters found a small aircraft that had gone down directly behind the gas station. The pilot, the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.”

News 8 reached out to the Indy South Greenwood Airport, but they will not comment on the plane crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board is on the way to the scene to investigate.

This marks the second plane crash at the same area in Greenwood. May 11, two people survived a passenger plane crash with only minor injuries.

This story has been updated with new information from the Greenwood Fire Department.

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