Steve Mensch, the president and basic supervisor of Tyler Perry Studios, was killed when the single-engine airplane he was piloting crashed Friday evening in Florida, based on a number of stories.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated a single-engine airplane with solely the pilot on board crashed round 8 p.m. native time in Homosassa, Florida. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office recognized Mensch because the sufferer, NBC and CNN reported.
Tyler Perry Studios confirmed the dying in a press release to a number of media retailers.
“We are extremely saddened by the passing of our expensive buddy, Steve Mensch. Steve was a cherished member of our group for greater than 8 years, and well-beloved locally of Atlanta,” the studio stated within the assertion despatched to NBC. “It is tough to think about not seeing him smiling all through the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our coronary heart goes out to his household as all of us ship them our prayers.”
Initial stories of the crash got here from the sheriff’s workplace, which in a Facebook submit stated the crash closed elements of Highway 19. In a later replace by the workplace, they stated all lanes reopened round 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
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