TUPELO, Miss. — The four victims of Monday’s plane crash in Tupelo have been identified.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green identified the victims as pilot Henry L. Jackson 75, his wife Gwynn Groggel 70, Dr. Charles Torti 69 and Carrie Torti 59.
The Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol identified Jackson and Groggel as members and victims of the crash, “They were members of the Kerrville Composite Squadron and were responsible for starting the squadron back in the 1990s.”
All four were killed when the Beechcraft Bonanza 36 crashed shortly after takeoff.
The two couples were headed to Charlottesville, Virginia according to FlightAware.
Just before the crash, the FAA said the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.
The NTSB is investigating the cause.
Four planes have crashed at Tupelo Regional between 2005 and 2013 according to am National Transportation Safety Board database.
The last fatal crash happened August 17, 2011 when a pilot was killed as their plane crashed into a tree and a road.
