LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities in Jefferson County, Ky., say they have recovered the body of the pilot who was flying a single-engine airplane that crashed Thursday.
Worthington Fire Chief Gary Yurt said initial signs at the crash site at Indian Springs Golf Course indicated the unidentified pilot may have been attempting to land when the crash occurred, the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal reported.
A MetroSafe Communications supervisor told the newspaper the pilot had declared an emergency due to engine problems early Thursday morning, but never broadcast a second message.
A search effort in Kentucky's Jefferson and Oldham counties was begun by numerous agencies following the emergency declaration.
The Bonanza BE-36 had been traveling from Midway Airport in Chicago to Bowman Field in Louisville, Ky., at the time of the crash, the aircraft tracking Web site flightaware.com said.
A search of the area surrounding the crash site revealed no signs of passengers in the airplane and an investigation is under way, the Courier-Journal said.
