HEYBURN, Idaho — A pilot was killed when a small airplane crashed into a processing plant Wednesday morning in Heyburn, Idaho.
The plane crash was reported at 8:36 a.m., according to the Minidoka County Sheriff's Office.
The small plane, a fixed-wing Cessna 208B, crashed into Gem State Processing, a potato processing plant located at 951 Highway 30. The aircraft overturned in the crash, ending up on its top on the roof of the building.
The pilot, whose name has not been released, was the only person inside the plane. None of the employees working inside the processing plant were hurt.
"The City of Heyburn sends its condolences to the family of the pilot, the aviation company, and to the Gem State Processing family during this difficult time," Heyburn Police Chief Ryan Bertalotto wrote in a release.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the plane was registered at an address in Salmon, Idaho. Damage to the building itself appears minor.
Heyburn Police, Minidoka County Sheriff's Office, paramedics and other emergency crews responded to the scene, with firefighters climbing up onto the roof of Gem State Processing to examine the crashed Cessna. It is unclear where the airplane was headed, or what led up to the crash.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are reviewing witness statements and evidence as they investigate the crash.
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