Br Doctor, Two Killed In Plane Crash; A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates that weather was likely a factor in the May 15 crash that killed Baton Rouge plastic surgeon Dr. Lucius “Tre” Doucet and two of his children.
The report, released Friday afternoon, reveals that shortly before the crash, the airplane “entered moderate to heavy precipitation.” During this time, an air traffic controller made several attempts to contact the pilot, but these attempts went unanswered, and radar contact was lost shortly thereafter.
The tragic victims of the crash included the pilot, Dr. Lucius “Tre” Doucet, and two of his three adult children, Giselle and Jean Luc Doucet. Giselle was studying veterinary medicine at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, and Jean Luc was an engineering student at LSU. Both were set to graduate this weekend.
Dr. Doucet was flying the plane, a single-engine Beechcraft V35, which he owned. The crash occurred around 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville. The flight had departed from an airfield in Gonzales, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish, three hours earlier and was en route to Louisville.
Investigators stated that the plane appeared to have broken apart in the air, leaving behind a nearly half-mile long trail of debris. The NTSB’s findings suggest that the adverse weather conditions encountered during the flight likely contributed to the fatal incident.
The funeral for the Doucet family is scheduled for Friday, May 24, at 2 p.m. The community mourns the loss of Dr. Doucet and his children, who were on the brink of significant milestones in their educational journeys.
