DeKalb Plane Crash Victims Identified

DEKALB COUNTY — Two teens were among the four who died over the weekend in a plane crash, reported WSB-TV. The crash started a fire Friday at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport.

The owner and pilot, Jonathan Rosen, 47, was flying his daughter, a 13-year-old girl, and a family friend to Houston, according to the news outlet.

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The single-engine Cessna 210 crashed around 1:10 p.m. Friday, reported People.com. In a press conference on Sunday, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Daniel Boggs said the family was going on a family trip. The cause of the crash hasn't been determined, said Boggs.

The DeKalb County Government and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) shared a joint statement Monday saying they “express their sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the tragic airplane crash on Oct. 8.”

Airport officials said they are supporting the National Transportation and Safety Board’s investigation into the cause of the crash.