LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – A Charlestown, Indiana man is recovering in the hospital after a helicopter crash Saturday.
Indiana State Police say the crash happened around 10:44 a.m. northwestern Dubois County near West County Road 450 North.
According to their preliminary investigation, police say 42-year-old Keith Windsor was crop dusting in a single-occupant helicopter when he began experiencing mechanical issues and crashed in a bean field.
Windsor was able to exit the helicopter before it caught fire.
He was flown to St. Vincent Evansville Hospital where he is being treated for a broken leg and chest pains.
Police say the scene will be secured until investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration arrive to investigate.
Dubois Co: Saturday morning helicopter crash in Dubois Co injured a Charlestown, IN man... https://t.co/nocPcxyIe1 pic.twitter.com/RxhHdPeD9b
— Sgt. Philip Hensley (@ISPJasper) July 8, 2017