Coquitlam man, 54, identified as pilot killed in Powell River plane crash

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a plane crash in Powell River on Sunday.

He was 54-year-old David Tetarenko of Coquitlam, B.C.

The service says he was the pilot and only occupant of a Piper Twin Comanche airplane that was heading towards the Powell River airport around 11:15 a.m.

The service says witnesses noted the plane behaving oddly in the air before it crashed into a vacant cleared area.

It says Tetarenko was dead at the scene, and the B.C. Coroners Service, Transportation Safety Board and RCMP continue to investigate the death.

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  David Tetarenko, 54, of Coquitlam, B.C, was killed when his twin-engine plane crashed into a field near downtown Powell River. (Oceans Canada)

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  A pilot is dead after a twin-engine plane crashed behind a Powell River grocery store Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo courtesy Dave Brindle/Powell River Peak)