A King Township family has been identified as the five persons killed in a plane crash in Nashville on Monday.
Rimma Dotsenko, her husband Victor, and their three children lived in the village north of Toronto, King Township Mayor Steve Pellegrini stated Wednesday night on the social networking platform X.
“On behalf of King Township, I extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the Dotsenko family from our community who tragically lost their lives in the small plane crash in Nashville,” Pellegrini said in a news release. “This is a heartbreaking and devastating loss for our close-knit community.”
“While we await for further updates from the ongoing investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of the victims during this incredibly difficult time.”
U.S. authorities are still investigating after a single-engine plane crashed along a roadway west of downtown Nashville on Monday, killing all five persons on board.
The plane was based at the Brampton Flight Centre, which is owned and operated by the Brampton Flying Club, according to its general manager, Allan Paige. He couldn’t say whether the plane took off from there because the airport is uncontrolled and doesn’t have flight records.
According to the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, the aircraft was registered to a numbered business in July of last year. According to provincial business records, the business is registered at an address in Vaughan.
According to National Transportation Safety Board investigator Aaron McCarter, the flight originated in Ontario and had three children on board.
In a recording of radio conversations, the pilot informs air traffic controllers that his engine has shut down, he has overflown John C. Tune Airport, and he has circled around in an attempt to land.
A runway has been cleared at the airport, but the pilot reports that the plane has already plummeted to 1,600 feet and that he is too far away to make it.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed that it was aware of allegations of five Canadians’ deaths in Tennessee, but declined to provide any additional information owing to privacy concerns.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said that it had appointed a representative to the US-led investigation.
