Downed Plane and Pilot Found After 6 Hour Search in Southern Indiana

Downed plane and pilot found after 6 hour search in southern Indiana

ORANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A pilot survived the crash of the plane he was flying Saturday in southern Indiana and it took more than six hours for rescuers to find him. According to a press release from Indiana State Police, at around 10 p.m., the department was contacted by the Louisville airport and the FAA about a possible downed aircraft near the border of Lawrence and Orange counties. Emergency responders searched through the night in a heav…

Crashed plane found in Orange County with pilot still alive

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- A single engine plane was found crashed in Orange County with the pilot still alive. According to Indiana State Police, they received a call at 10 p.m. on Saturday from the Louisville Airport and FAA about a possible downed aircraft near the Orange County/Lawrence County line. Police say the crash involved a Lancair fixed-wing, single engine aircraft. Police say multiple first responders searched throughout the night in …

Pilot Saved After Overnight Search in Orange County Woods

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV ORANGE COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police got a call from the Louisville Airport and FAA about a downed aircraft the near Orange County/Lawrence County Line at around 10:00 Saturday night. Police say a pilot was injured after his plane crashed into a wooded area near Old Vincennes Road and Orange County. “It was just a single occupant,” Jasper Public Information Officer Sgt. John Davis says. Davis says officers searche…

Pilot found alive after small plane crashes in Orange County, Indiana

A pilot was found alive after crashing their plane in Orange County, Indiana late Saturday night.

Small plane crashes in Orange Co., pilot found alive, Indiana State Police say

The pilot was found still inside the plane with only non-life-threatening injuries.

Pilot rescued after single-engine plane crashes in heavy woods near Orange/Lawrence County line

ORANGE CO. — A massive overnight search and rescue operation successfully located a single-engine plane that crashed in a heavily wooded area, finding the pilot alive with non-life-threatening injuries. The Indiana State Police (ISP) received a call around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, from the Louisville Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding a possible downed aircraft near the Orange County and Lawrence County lin…