Louisiana doctor, 2 adult children killed in plane crash near Franklin [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/WAFB) – Federal investigators said Wednesday it could take several weeks before they have a preliminary cause of a plane crash near Franklin that killed a Louisiana doctor and two of his children.

The victims have been identified as Baton Rouge plastic surgeon Dr. Lucuis “Tre” Doucet and two of his three adult children, Giselle and Jean Luc.

Giselle was studying veterinary medicine at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Jean Luc was an engineering student at LSU. Both were set to graduate this weekend.

Aaron McCarter, an aviation accident investigator, said witnesses described the plane as breaking apart midair before crashing, killing the pilot and two passengers on board.

Dr. Doucet was flying the plane, which he owned, when it crashed at about 12:05 p.m. Wednesday in Franklin.

The plane had departed from an airfield in Gonzales, Louisiana in Ascension Parish, three hours earlier, en route to …