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Sheriff: 83-year-old pilot injured in Johnson County small plane crash

Police said the crash happened around 2 p.m. near the Franklin Flying Field.

FRANKLIN, Indiana — Deputies say an 83-year-old man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a small plane crash in Johnson County on Monday. 

Deputies were called to a report of a plane crash near Franklin Flying Field, located at 3477 CR 200 East in Franklin, at around 2 p.m.

The single-engine plane crashed just west of the north end of the runway.

The pilot, identified as 83-year-old Floyd Oscar Hollandbeck of Brownsburg, was extricated from the wreckage and flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Medics described his injuries as "serious with facial injuries and a possible broken leg," according to Johnson County Sheriff Duane Burgess. 

In a 4 p.m. update, Burgess said deputies would be remaining on the scene to wait for officials from the Federal Aviation Administration to arrive

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