4 dead after small plane crashes into south Mississippi home
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May 5 (UPI) Authorities say four people were killed in southern Mississippi on Tuesday night when a small plane slammed into a home.
The Mitsubishi M-2B-60 twin-engine turboprop, which can carry a total of eight people, crashed into the home in Hattiesburg before midnight, officials said.
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A residential street in the area was closed for several hours.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that it has sent a team of investigators to Hattiesburg, which is located about 80 miles southeast of Jackson and home to the University of Southern Mississippi.
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