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Last updated on Sunday, October 21, 2018
(JACKSON CO.) - Indiana Conservation Officers are assisting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after an overnight plane crash in Jackson County.
31-year-old Chad Lowe of Crossville, TN crashed the small plane he was piloting and escaped with no injuries.
Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Lowe was piloting his 1962 Piper Colt aircraft when it suffered a mechanical failure, causing him to crash into a dense grove of trees in the Jackson-Washington State Forest, near Skyline Drive. Lowe hiked to a nearby residence and sought assistance.
Indiana Conservation Officers were assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. The FAA is investigating the crash.
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