A Small Plane From Iowa Crashed in an Indiana Cornfield, Killing Everyone Onboard

Published on September 6, 2024

ANDERSON, Ind.—A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said. The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m. and was projected to land at Anderson Municipal Airport, about 9:55 a.m. but crashed into a nearby cornfield, said Capt. Darwin Dwiggins of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Dwiggins said the plane came in too high on its initial approach to the Anderson airport. “They were too high. They were told to reroute and make another approach.” He said witnesses said it appeared the pilot may have been trying to turn back toward the airport shortly before the crash. Dwiggins said one witness “described it as flipping over and just nosediving into the cornfield and bursting into flames.”...

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