Executive of Tyler Perry Studios Dies When Plane He Was Piloting Crashes in Florida

Executive of Tyler Perry Studios Dies When Plane He Was Piloting Crashes in Florida
A single engine fixed-wing airplane lies upside down after it crashed on West White Dogwood Drive near the intersection of US-98 in Homosassa, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2024. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles via AP
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ATLANTA—The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died.