Nashville: Apna Punjab Media:
Investigators in Tennessee have confirmed five Canadians, including two adults and three children, are dead after the single-engine plane they were travelling in crashed near downtown Nashville Monday evening.
The pilot radioed air traffic controllers at around 7:40 p.m. local time Monday reporting that his engine had shut down.
Metro Nashville Police said the control tower granted approval for an emergency landing at the John C. Tune Airport, just west of downtown Nashville, but the pilot said the aircraft wouldn’t make it to runway.
The plane crashed along a stretch of Interstate 40, behind a Costco store, and burst into flames.
Aaron McCarter, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aircraft accident investigator, told reporters Tuesday the agency is working with the Canadian embassy to identify the victims.
He said the flight took off from Ontario, but did not have the specific location, and that all indications suggest the aircraft was bound for John C. Tune.
According to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight activity, it took off from the area Milton, 55 kilometres west of Toronto.
Global Affairs Canada said consular officials are are in contact with authorities in Tennessee and will provide consular assistance to the victims’ families, but would not provide further information, citing privacy considerations.
5 Canadians killed in fiery small-plane crash in Nashville

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