KOKOMO — Three people were killed and one person was injured in a plane crash Sunday morning just southwest of Kokomo.
The plane crash was reported around 11:30 a.m. near the Glenndale Airport, on South 400 West in Kokomo, according to the Howard County Sheriff's Office. The plane was on fire in a field when emergency personnel arrived.
Glenndale Days BBQ Bash, an event at the airport with food, rides, a bouncy house for kids, and airplane rides, was scheduled to start at the airport Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post. It's not clear if the plane crash is connected to the event.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, according to a tweet.
NTSB is investigating the September 20, 2020 crash in Kokomo, IN involving a Piper PA-32. The NTSB is not traveling to the scene of the crash at this time.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 20, 2020
Additional details, including the identities of those involved, have not been released.
Howard County Coroner Steve Steele confirms he has been called to the scene.
