BOWLING GREEN — A small plane’s pilot was killed in a midday crash today just south of Bowling Green.

Gary Conklin was killed in the crash about 11:59 a.m. in a field along the 10000 block of Kramer Road in Center Township, near Huffman Road and southeast of downtown Bowling Green.

Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said he believes the single-engine plane’s pilot was the sole occupant and was likely killed instantly. Mr. Conklin, a local farmer, owned the plane and had a landing strip on his property, the sheriff said. The crash occurred several miles from Mr. Conklin’s land, he said.

The crash’s cause was not immediately determined. Sheriff Wasylyshyn said a Federal Aviation Administration representative was headed to the scene, which is being handled by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office for the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

First Published June 1, 2017, 5:00 p.m.