Jenny Blalock and her father, James Blalock, have been identified as the victims of Thursday’s crash in Giles County
Jenny Blalock and James Blalock. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM
Jenny Blalock, 45, and her father, James Blalock, 78, according to NBC affiliates WBIR and WSMV as well as the Knoxville News Sentinel.
The single-engine plane they were in was seen going down near Diana Ridge Road in Pulaski around 11 a.m. local time, WSMV and ABC affiliate WKRN reported.
Bill Myers, director of the Giles County Office of Emergency Management, said two bodies were found outside of the plane, which crashed in a “remote” area that was difficult for crews to reach, per WKRN.
The plane left from Knoxville Downtown Island Airport about an hour and 15 minutes before the crash, according to data from FlightAware.com. A fire consumed the plane and surrounding area, but was quickly extinguished, WKRN reported. Giles County officials did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Jenny has more than 15,000 followers on her YouTube page, TFNlygirl, with her father featured in multiple videos posted on the account. Both of them appeared in her most recent video, titled “Finding The Right Trainer Plane… For A Friend,” which was posted on Sunday.
The page also features numerous videos of Jenny undergoing various forms of flight training with her father in the passenger seat.
Additionally, she documented her aerial journeys on her Instagram page, 865flygirl, which includes several images of her flying with her father. It is unclear why the plane went down on Thursday, per the Federal Aviation Administration, which has deemed the crash an accident.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, according to the Sentinel.