1 killed in southern Indiana plane crash

State police say an 81-year-old Hanover doctor was killed when his single-engine airplane crashed in a field in southern Indiana.

The pilot killed in the Monday morning crash was identified as Dr. Henry Schirmer Riley.

Police responded to the scene near Indiana 250 in Jefferson County about 11:30 a.m. and found the dead pilot and the wreckage.

A witness says the aircraft appeared to be climbing when it banked steeply and dived straight into the ground.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.