COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A small airplane crashed on Interstate 29 Thursday in western Iowa, killing the pilot who had just taken off from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said the pilot was the sole occupant of the plane, which crashed just before noon. Firefighters and law enforcement briefly closed all lanes of the interstate and later restricted traffic to one lane in each direction for several miles. No other injuries were reported.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker, third from left, speaks with other law enforcement as crews investigate the scene of a small plane crash that occurred just before noon on Interstate 29, just north of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The Pottawattamie County sheriff's office said the pilot and sole occupant died in the wreck. Joe Shearer/The Daily Nonpareil via AP
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