FAIRLAND, Ind. (AP) — Two men have died after a small plane crashed in central Indiana.
First responders were called to a field around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Fairland near the Shelbyville Municipal Airport, about 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis, state police said.
They saw heavy smoke coming from the plane. The body of one man was found after the fire was extinguished. The body of a second man later was located in the wreckage.
The plane's origination and destination were not immediately known.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
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