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Plane lands safely in field

Updated: Sunday, 24 Jun 2012, 9:01 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 24 Jun 2012, 9:01 AM EDT

RICHMOND, IN. (WISH) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident involving a small plane which went down in a field near the Richmond Municipal Airport.

This happened Saturday afternoon shortly after 3pm.

State Police arrived to find a single engine Piper 235 in a corn field just south of State Road 122. 

Troopers say the pilot, 26 year old John Lewis of Camden, Ohio, told them he had just fueled up at the Richmond Airport. 

Authorities say that it appears that Lewis was attempting to switch to the fuel tank that was full when the plane lost power and was forced to land in the corn field.

Neither the pilot nor any of his three passengers were hurt.

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