Authorities continue their investigation of a small plane crash that killed one person near Hartsville.

Judy Jackson, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department Spokeswoman, says that the plane went down in the area of 20950 East County Road 200 North, just east of Anderson Falls. She says that the first call for help came in at 12:52 p.m. and that deputies arrived on the scene within seven minutes.

The Sheriff’s Department says that the plane was a 1940’s Tecmo Swift model. It is believed that the plane was attempting to take off when it crashed, killing the male pilot. His identity has not been released.

Jackson says that Indiana State Police, Hope Police, the Columbus Fire Department and Hartsville Fire Department are assisting at the scene.