Pilot error likely caused Nashville plane crash that killed Ontario family: NTSB
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A fiery small plane crash in Nashville that killed an Ontario family last year was most likely caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board says.
A fiery small plane crash in Nashville that killed an Ontario family last year was most likely caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
The U.S. government agency released its final report this month into the deadly March 4, 2024, crash that killed 43-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his wife Rimma, 39, and their children: 12-year-old David, 10-year-old Adam and seven-year-old Emma.
The King Township family left the province in a Piper PA-32RT single-engine plane and made stops in Pennsylvania and Kentucky to refuel before attempting to land at Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport around 7:40 p.m.
However, the plane crashed within Nashville city limits alongside Interstate 40, frightening passing motorists. It burst into flames in grass just off the highway and behind a Costco on the city’s westside, about 4.8 kilometres south of the airport.
The NTSB said in its final report that it found no mechanical problems with the plane, but the fuel selector was between the “off” position and the left main tank position.
It said that setting would starve the engine of fuel and “was likely the result” of the pilot – Victor – changing the fuel selector handle in preparation for landing.
“It is likely that the pilot moved the fuel selector at some point during the overflight and approach, but failed to fully seat the selector in position, resulting in a restricted fuel flow that was less than that needed to sustain engine power,” the agency said.
“Following the loss of engine power, the remaining altitude was insufficient to provide gliding distance to the runway.”
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