COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead after a small plane that took off from an Omaha airport crashed on Interstate 29 north of Council Bluffs. The Pottawattamie County sheriff’s office says the pilot and sole occupant died in the wreck shortly before noon on Thursday. Authorities say the plane experienced engine problems after takeoff. The plane struck a power line during the crash.

The Iowa Department of Transportation says authorities initially closed the interstate directly across the Missouri River from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield. Traffic was later restricted to one lane in each direction for several miles. Traffic camera footage shows the wreckage in the grass alongside the interstate. Fire trucks and law enforcement vehicles are at the scene, blocking traffic.