BR doctor, 2 adult children killed in plane crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WAFB) - A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board shows weather was likely a factor in the May 15 crash that killed a Baton Rouge Plastic Surgeon and two of his children.
The report released Friday afternoon indicates that shortly before the crash, the airplane “entered moderate to heavy precipitation” soon after an air traffic controller made “several attempts to contact the pilot, which went unanswered and radar contact was lost shortly thereafter.”
Read the full preliminary report below:
NTSB Report on Gonzales plane crash by rianwafb on Scribd
The victims included the pilot, Baton Rouge plastic surgeon Dr. Lucius “Tre” Doucet, and two of his three adult children, Giselle and Jean Luc.
Giselle Doucet was studying veterinary medicine at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Jean Luc was an engineering student at LSU. Both were set to graduate this weekend.
Dr. Doucet was flying the plane, which he owned, when it crashed around 12:05 p.m. Wednesday in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville.
The plane had departed from an airfield in Gonzales, LA, in Ascension Parish, three hours earlier, enroute to Louisville. Investigators said the plane, a single-engine Beechcraft V35, appeared to have broken apart in the air, leaving behind nearly a half-mile long trail of debris.
The funeral for the Doucet family will be held Friday, May 24, at 2 p.m.
LSU released the following statement:
— LSU (@LSU) May 16, 2024
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