VIDEO: One year after the fatal Hattiesburg plane crash, the city gathered to remember the four lives lost.
On the night of May 4, 2021, a small aircraft crashed into a home along Annie Christie Drive in Hattiesburg.
All three occupants on the plane, and one person in the home, Gerry Standley, were killed.
The plane left Wichita Falls, Texas, and was on the way to Hattiesburg for the University of Southern Mississippi spring graduation. Community members, Hattiesburg city officials and Hattiesburg first responders came together for a memorial for those who were lost.
“It’s good to see the support for the family,” said Hattiesburg Police’s Assistant Chief Hardy Sims. “Support from city government, police department, the fire department and especially for the Stanley family. This could have been any family. So, this is what we do, we come together as one family and we share these memories with this family.”