according to Nola.com<\/a><\/p>\nJahn and Dickey were both presumed dead after the crash, Carastro said.<\/p>\n
Lt. David Michael Jahn, 30, was a civil engineer corps officer serving with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 in Gulfport, La. Facebook \/ David Michael Jahn<\/p>\n
Jahn was also a father-to-be. Facebook \/ David Michael Jahn<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody knows what happened at this point. The initial, the preliminary data, indicates that it was not mechanical, so we are going to wait on the official agencies that are investigating the operation. I\u2019m not gonna make any suppositions on how it happened,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Dickey was a \u201chighly qualified\u201d pilot, and the aircraft that plunged into the lake was well maintained, Carastro continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an unbelievable tragedy,\u201d he told reporters. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been instructing for 46 years. I\u2019ve never, never, had this. It\u2019s my first. So it\u2019s hitting me pretty hard, as well as the rest of the employees here at Apollo and Million Air, because both individuals were very well-liked. And so we\u2019re devastated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jahn was identified by the US Navy as a civil engineer corps officer serving with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 in Gulfport and a father-to-be, Nola.com reported.<\/p>\n
He was in the midst of training for his commercial pilot\u2019s license and was just short of the required 250 flight hours, Carastro said.<\/p>\n
A Change.org petition has been created to change the official name of the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport Authority to \u201cTaylor Dickey Field.\u201d Facebook \/ Taylor Dickey<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid was a man of God and dedicated to his family. His character will live on in his wife and their expected child,\u201d his family said in a statement obtained by the outlet through the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved the gift of life and embraced living to the fullest, with a love of exploring, adventure, and travel, always guided by Jesus, and his service to others and his country,\u201d his family continued. <\/p>\n
A Change.org petition has since been created to change the official name of the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport Authority to \u201cTaylor Dickey Field.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis naming addition would honor the life, legacy, and impact of Taylor Dickey, a distinguished flight instructor, aviation leader, and community contributor who tragically passed away during an instructional flight originating from Gulfport,\u201d the petition said. <\/p>\n
\u201cTaylor Dickey was widely recognized as a highly skilled and dedicated Certified Flight Instructor, known not only for her technical proficiency but also for her exceptional ability to mentor, inspire, and connect with her students,\u201d it continued. <\/p>\n
Dickey was also the President of the Bayou Beacons, the local chapter of Women in Aviation International, and strongly encouraged women to pursue flight training throughout her accomplished career, the petition added. <\/p>\n
More wreckage from the plane was located using specialized sonar, dive operations, and a K-9 search, local nonprofit United Cajun Navy said in a Facebook update Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\nThe authority has since turned over the recovery findings to the \u201cproper authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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