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May. 2, 2021 8:10 pm

The Johnson County Jail and Sheriff's Office in Iowa City. (Gazette file photo)

TIFFIN — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal plane crash.

According to a news release, deputies were called to a plane crash Sunday at 3:52 p.m. 250th Street and Greencastle Avenue NW in rural Tiffin. Witnesses reported seeing an airplane near the Greencastle Airport and later seeing it crash into a nearby field.

The name of the pilot is being withheld until the family can be notified.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will be joining the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.

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