Franklin, Indiana — On Monday afternoon, an 83-year-old pilot was seriously injured in the crash of a single-engine plane at a private airport in southern Johnson County.
According to the sheriff, Floyd Oscar Hollandback, of Brownsburg, was trapped in the plane after the crash at 2 p.m. Monday at Franklin Flying Field.
The airstrip is southeast of the intersection of Johnson County roads 300 South and 200 East, which is about 2 miles south of the city of Franklin.
According to Sheriff Duane E. Burgess, fire and medical crews from Franklin, Ninevah, and Amity fire departments helped free Hollandback from the plane.
Hollandbeck was flown by helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, the sheriff said.
According to medical personnel, Hollandbeck had facial injuries and a possible broken leg.
