Crime & Safety
Ball State Board Member Among 3 Killed In Plane Crash
One of three victims ID'd in fatal Clark County plane crash on Nov. 30.
MUNCIE, IN — One of the three people killed Friday when a private corporate jet crashed in Clark County was a Ball State University Board of Trustee member and graduate, the university said in a statement. A statement made Friday afternoon by Rick Hall, Chair of Ball State University Board of Trustees and Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns confirmed Wayne Estopinal passed away in the crash, calling him an "exceptional leader and passionate supporter of the University." Estopinal was the CEO of TEG Architects, based in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the Cessna Citation C525 private jet was headed to Chicago's Midway International Airport when it crashed under unknown circumstances, 15 minutes from Louisville International Airport, and disappeared from air traffic radar before it went down.
Indiana State Police reported police agencies in Clark County were alerted by residents just shortly before 12:30 p.m. of a possible plane crash in the wooded area near 2627 Crone Road. This was about an hour after ISP said the flight left Clark County Airport located in Sellersburg. (Subscribe to the Indianapolis Patch daily newsletter which is delivered to your inbox once a day to keep you updated with breaking news and other updates, for free. Make sure to "Like" Indianapolis Patch on Facebook).
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Entire statement from Ball State University - Hall and Mearns :
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"It is with deep sadness that we inform you that R. Wayne Estopinal, a Ball State University Board of Trustee member and a 1979 graduate of our College of Architecture and Planning, has passed away in a plane crash today in southern Indiana. He was an exceptional leader and passionate supporter of the University. As we mourn this loss to our Ball State family, we ask that you keep Wayne’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. As we learn additional information, we will communicate that to you."
The National Transportation Safety Board, (NTSB), and FAA are leading the crash investigation.
>> Read FAA Statement from Nov. 30, 2018
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