Mass. plane crash victims ID'd as Tenn. doctor, family
PLAINVILLE, Mass. - Police said an emergency room physician, his wife and daughter were killed when their plane crashed into a home in Plainville on Sunday, CBS Boston reported.
Dr. Joseph Kalister, his wife Betty, and their college-aged daughter, were reportedly traveling from Tennessee to Boston for a college visit. They were the only people on board.
The family lived in Knoxville, police said. Police Chief Jim Alfred says the identities are still unconfirmed because of the extent of the injuries. He says the state medical examiner will have to do further testing to make positive identifications.
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the plane to crash.
An FAA spokesperson said Kalister had no prior record of any incidents.
According to radio transmissions between the pilot and the airport tower operator, it appears there was an issue with at least one engine before the crash.
"We've lost our control," Kalister is heard over the radio saying. "We've got problems with the engine."
The tower operator recommended Kalister around and land at the nearest airport in Rhode Island.
Kalister asked for directions and said, "I can't do anything. I can't see anything."
"We got a real bad vibration. We're losing engines. We have no engines," Kalister said. "I need help."
The tower instructed him to try to land on Interstate 495. Kalister told the tower they were gliding, and then the transmission went silent.