Plane crash in Southern Indiana claims life of pilot

Clark County, IN– A Kentucky man died on Saturday afternoon in a single-engine plane accident in southern Indiana, according to Indiana State Police.

A passing motorist called 911 after spotting what appeared to be plane wreckage in a field off Flint Ridge Road near New Washington in Clark County.  When Clark County Deputies arrived, they confirmed the plane crash and requested assistance from the Indiana State Police in Sellersburg.  ISP detectives and a crime scene investigator were dispatched to investigate.

The preliminary inquiry has revealed that a Cessna Skyhawk C172 single-engine aircraft departed from Louisville and went down near New Washington. Investigators do not yet have a cause for the crash.  The pilot, and sole occupant of the plane, was identified as Joshua Warren, 30, of Louisville.