NTSB releases preliminary report on Miss. plane crash that killed 4
NTSB releases preliminary report on Miss. plane crash that killed 4 By WDAM Staff | May 19, 2021 at 3:19 PM CDT - Updated May 19 at 6:15 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary accident report on a plane that crashed into a Hattiesburg home on the night of May 4, killing three on board and one person in the home.
The report does not list the cause of the crash but does provide more details about the flight and the moments leading up to the crash.
The Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 private plane departed from Wichita Falls Municipal Airport in Texas around 8:57 p.m. headed for Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport in Hattiesburg, according to the report. The plane crashed about 2 miles from the airport.
Dr. Louis Provenza was a Shreveport native who practiced in Slidell before moving to Texas.
Anna Calhoun was a star volleyball player while in high school in her native Tuscaloosa.
Harper Provenza and her mother were inseparable, family says.
A beloved assistant pastor. A highly praised neurosurgeon. A biology student and talented volleyball player. A 2-year-old girl who was a blessing to everyone around her.
These are the four people who were killed May 4 when an airplane flown by 67-year-old Dr. Louis Provenza crashed into the home of 55-year-old Gerry Standley. Also on board the plane were 23-year-old Anna Calhoun and her daughter, Harper Provenza.
Pastor Gerry Standley and his wife Melinda celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary last month. | Facebook
A Mississippi community is mourning the loss of their 55-year-old pastor who was killed by a small plane, which was carrying three Texas residents who were flying to a university graduation ceremony, that crashed into his home.
The Hattiesburg community has raised, as of early Sunday, nearly $11,000 through an online fundraiser it put together for the family of Gerry Standley, an assistant pastor at the Wayside Holy Temple church, who was one of the four people in the house when the plane, a Mitsubishi M-2B-60, crashed on Tuesday night.
Community remembers pastor killed in plane crash
Community remembers pastor killed in plane crash By Melissa Rademaker | May 7, 2021 at 5:35 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 5:35 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Hattiesburg community is pulling together to help the family of a man killed by a Tuesday night plane crash.
Gerry Standley died when a small civilian plane crashed into his Hattiesburg home on Annie Christie Drive in the Irene Chapel neighborhood, forever changing the lives of his family.
“Right now, my family is in a time of need, so we need all the help that we can get,” said Gerry’s niece, Charlisha Standley.
An aircraft crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, police say
An aircraft crashed into a home late Tuesday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the police department said.
“Emergency personnel responded to a report of a downed aircraft on Annie Christie Drive around 11:20 p.m.,” the Hattiesburg Police department said on Twitter early Wednesday morning.
When authorities arrived at the scene, “it was confirmed that a civilian aircraft had crashed into a home,” the police said.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted and is investigating the incident, police said. Residents are being advised not to touch or remove any debris.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.