Independence, Ia (AP)- One person was hospitalized after a helicopter crashed at an eastern Iowa airport. Wreckage lay near a hangar Tuesday after the crash at Independence Municipal Airport. First responders had been dispatched there around 4:15 p.m. The pilot was taken to a hospital, and his or her name hasn’t been released. Authorities say the pilot was the only person onboard the aircraft. The crash cause is being investigated.
