Canadian family identified in fatal Nashville plane crash

Metro Nashville Police have identified the Canadian family of five who were killed in Monday night's West Nashville plane crash.

Those five victims have been identified as 43-year-old pilot Victor Dotsenko; his wife, Rimma Dotsenko, 39; and their three children: David, 12; Adam, 10; and Emma, 7; all of King Township, Ontario, Canada.

“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 place crash in Nashville, Tennessee," King Township Mayor Steve Pellegrini said in a news release. "This is a heartbreaking and devastating loss for our tight-knit community." 

The children attended the UMCA Rich Tree Academy private school in Vaughan, a community approximately 17 miles from King.

“These beautiful children lit up our hallways every day. They all had such a positive energy and attitude towards their friends and teachers,” the school said in part in a statement, calling the crash a “heartbreaking tragedy.”

The Piper PA-28-32-300-T turbocharged aircraft departed Ontario on March 4, stopping in Erie, Pa. and Mount Sterling, Ky., before heading to its next scheduled destination, Nashville's John C. Tune Airport. The aircraft crashed roughly three miles from the airport around 7:45 p.m. after reporting engine failure.

No one on the ground was injured and no road vehicles or infrastructure on the ground were damaged.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release a preliminary accident report within 10 days.