No Survivors After Plane Headed For Wisconsin Crashes In Indiana

ROSSVILLE, IN — An investigation is expected to take place Friday after all passengers were killed in a small plane crashed in central Indiana Thursday night, Indiana State Police said. According to AP News, the Wisconsin-bound plane was carrying at least three people, including the pilot, plus a Wisconsin dairy owner and his son-in-law, after taking off from the Eagle Creek Airport in Indianapolis and heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby says the plane crashed just north of Rossville, according to AP News, which is just about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

AP News says Kewaunee, Wisconsin-based Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy identified those who died as business owner John T. Pagel, his son-in-law, Steven Witcpalek, and pilot Nathan Saari.

According to State Police, the plane was a Cessna 441 Conquest Turboprop, and investigators say everyone on board was killed, though they haven't determined how many people were on board. AP News says this type of plane can hold up to 10 people.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to investigate and ISP says the FAA has put a three-mile radius no-fly zone around the area of the crash until early Saturday morning.

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