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According to the report, on the night of May 4, a private Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 airplane departed the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport in Wichita Falls, Texas, bound for the Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport in Hattiesburg.
The report states that once the plane arrived in Hattiesburg airspace, it began its initial approach, made a procedural turn, then flew part of its final approach before it crashed into a home on Anna Christie Drive at 11:05 p.m. Authorities received a report of the crash at around 11:20 p.m.
The pilot, Dr. Louis Provenza, 67, and two other people aboard the plane, Anna Calhoun, 23, and Harper Provenza, 2, were killed in the crash. Gerry Standley, 55, who lived at the home, was also killed.
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.