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Pilot found in Boone County crash is identified

John Tuohy
john.tuohy@indystar.com
  • Service May 3 in Zionsville

The Boone County coroner has identified a pilot found in the wreckage of a small plane in Boone County a week ago.

Glenn N. Foy, 58, Indianapolis, was identified using dental records, according to a news release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Foy left Eagle Creek Airport in Indianapolis on April 3 and was reported missing April 6. On April 12, the wreckage was found in a field southwest of Lebanon.

Rescuers couldn’t see inside the cockpit of the single-engine airplane at the time because it was buried in the wet ground and only the tail was visible.

Foy was the only person aboard.

Foy was a long-distance cycler and skydiver who bought his first plane, a Cessna 177 Cardinal, in the early 1990s, according to his obituary.

He had “an adventurous spirit of fun to create a broad network of friends, family, associates and clients bound to him by respect, loyalty and affection,” according to the obit.

Foy was born in Ottawa, Canada, and his family moved to Indianapolis when he was in third grade. He graduated from North Central High School in 1974 and was owner of Best Equipment & Welding Inc.

Survivors include three siblings, several nieces and nephews and his companion of eight years, Sheryl Vaughn.

A memorial service will be held May 3 at the Palomino Ballroom, 481 S. County Road 1200 East, Zionsville.

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