Aircraft makes 'soft landing' in Marion County soybean field, no injuries reported

Plane makes "soft landing" outside Knoxville, FAA investigating

KNOXVILLE, Iowa -- An investigation is underway after a plane made a "soft landing" outside Knoxville on Sunday morning. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, just after 10:15 a.m., dispatch received a call from MercyOne Communications Center advising an aircraft had gone down near 102nd Avenue and Jewell Drive. Crews from Knoxville Township Fire Department and City Rescue, along with Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies, arrived on the s…

Aircraft makes 'soft landing' in Marion County soybean field, no injuries reported

The Marion County Sheriff's Office says the call reporting the downed aircraft came in shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Aircraft makes an unscheduled “soft landing” in an Iowa field

KNOXVILLE, Iowa [KCCI] – An aircraft made an unscheduled landing in a Marion County farm field Sunday morning, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said it was contacted by MercyOne Communications Center shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday to report that an aircraft had gone down near the rural intersection of 102nd Avenue and Jewell Drive, northwest of Knoxville. When first responders arrived, they found the aircra…