All 3 on board corporate jet die when it crashes in Indiana: State police

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating.

November 30, 2018, 3:18 PM

All three people on board a corporate jet have died after the plane crashed in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, the Indiana State Police said Friday.

The crash took place shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time in Clark County, just north of Louisville, Kentucky.

PHOTO: A state police vehicle sits near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
A state police vehicle sits near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
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PHOTO: People congregate near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
People congregate near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
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The Clark County Airport in Sellersburg, Indiana, said the plane had three people, including the pilot, on board when it took off at 11:24 a.m., according to police.

The jet was headed to Chicago's Midway International Airport when it fell from air traffic radar, the Federal Aviation Administration's Chicago office told ABC Chicago station WLS.

PHOTO: Men stand near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
Men stand near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
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PHOTO: Emergency vehicles sit near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
Emergency vehicles sit near the site of a small plane crash in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating. The NTSB identified the plane as a Cessna Citation.

PHOTO: Emergency vehicles are seen near the location of a small plane crash in southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
Emergency vehicles are seen near the location of a small plane crash in southern Indiana, Nov. 30, 2018.
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