YouTube aviation star Jenny Blalock and her dad are killed in horror plane crash – just days after she posted final haunting video of pair flying together in same tiny aircraft that plummeted into the woods and burst into flames
- YouTuber Jenny Blalock, 45, and her father James Blalock, 78, died after their plane crashed on Thursday.
- Jenny, a business owner, ran a YouTube account called TNFlygirl, in which she described herself as a “private pilot flying for fun in a fun Beechcraft.”
- The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigations are ongoing.
An aviation YouTube star and her father have been identified as victims of Thursday’s single-engine plane crash.
Jennie Blalock, 45, and her father, James Blalock, 78, were killed when Jennie’s Beechcraft 35 crashed on Diana Ridge Road near Pulaski, Tennessee, around 11:15 a.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The tragedy comes just days after Blalock, who runs a popular YouTube account called TNFlygirl, posted a breathtaking video of herself flying with her father.
At one point, Jenny can be seen reading instructions from a piece of paper while she is testing out a friend’s new Cherokee 180 airplane.
The couple’s last flight took off from Knoxville Downtown Island Airport about an hour and 15 minutes before the crash, according to Flight Aware.
Jenny Blalock, 45 (right), and her 78-year-old father James Blalock (left) died in the crash of Jenny’s Beechcraft 35.
An aviation YouTube star and her father have been identified as victims of Thursday’s single-engine plane crash.
Blalock ran a popular YouTube account called TNFlygirl, which has more than 15,000 subscribers.
Bill Myers, director of Giles County Emergency Management, said two bodies were found outside the plane, which crashed in a “remote” area that was difficult for crews to reach, WKRN reported.
Authorities confirmed that the Blalocks were the only passengers on board the plane at the time of the crash.
The fire engulfed the plane and the surrounding area, but was quickly extinguished by rescuers.
Jenny, the business owner, described herself on her YouTube account as a “private pilot flying for fun in a fun Beechcraft airplane.”
“Private pilots have a unique perspective on aviation that can be educational and entertaining,” she wrote on the channel, which has more than 15,000 subscribers.
On her website, she describes her father as having “many years of flying experience.”
Jenny flew a single-engine Beechcraft 35, a passion she documented on her YouTube account.
In addition to being an aviator, Jenny owned two businesses: Plantation Reclaimed Inc and Luxe Homes and Design.
Several videos on the site show Jenny flying with her father in the passenger seat of the plane.
In one, entitled “Pilot Training with My Dad,” published three weeks ago, the pair take to the skies together, discussing technical details.
“I love flying with my dad. “I wanted to do the same or similar ‘routine’ test flight that is performed in my hometown,” Jenny wrote in the caption of the video.
“I took my dad with me to help me understand the avionics and waypoints.”
The investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is ongoing.