VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed at an airport in northwestern Indiana, killing one person.

The single-passenger plane crashed about 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the Porter County Regional Airport, which is near Valparaiso.

The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that the plane landed nose first in a swale between two runways.

Officials have asked for assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.