GREENWOOD, Ind. – (UPDATE: 4:29 p.m.) – The Greenwood Fire Department (GFD) and the Greenwood Police Department (GPD) reported to the scene of a small plane crash behind a Circle K gas station on E. Main Street on Wednesday morning, July 30.
The Johnson County Coroner’s Office positively identified the pilot as 44-year-old Anh-Thu Nguyen from Miami Beach, Florida. Nguyen was a Boeing 767 pilot, Purdue University graduate, and founder of Asian Women in Aerospace and Aviation The small passenger plane, identified as N49BX – 2005 LANCAIR IVP, belonged to Nguyen. Flight logs on FlightAware.com confirm that a 2005 Lancair IVP landed at Indy South Greenwood Airport on Tuesday at 8:29 p.m. and took off from Indy South Greenwood on Wednesday, at 10:45 a.m.
According to posts on her social media, Nguyen was attempting to circumnavigate the globe. The first leg of her journey was from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Greenwood and her intended destination before the crash was Pennsylvania.
The cause of the crash remains unknown and still under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Original: Along with GFD and GPD, the Indiana State Police responded to a report of an aircraft accident at Main Street and South Park Boulevard. Initial reports indicated that a small plane had crashed behind the Circle K gas station at 1183 E. Main St. in Greenwood.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a small aircraft that had gone down directly behind the gas station. The female pilot, the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time, there is no information about the plane’s origin, destination, or the cause of the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified, are en route, and will handle the investigation.
