FAA Investigating Plane Crash in Starke County

Photo courtesy of the Starke County Sheriff’s Department

FAA investigators are reviewing information to determine the cause of a small plane crash Saturday afternoon north of the Starke County Airport.

According to the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, a Fort Wayne family was flying from Illinois to Fort Wayne and was attempting to land their small plane at the Starke County Airport to fill up with gas when the plane lost power and crashed into a corn field just north of the runway.

No injuries were reported.