Beloved Alabama flight instructor killed in Montana plane crash with father, sister was ‘exceptional and skilled’

An Alabama woman killed in a plane crash alongside her father and sister is being remembered as a dedicated flight instructor.

Lainey Anderson was a certified flight instructor at Sanders Flight Training Center in Jasper.

The crash happened while Anderson, her father, Huntsville pilot Mark Anderson and younger sister, Ellie, were en route to a family vacation.

Misty Anderson, the victims’ wife and mother and a Huntsville banker, was on a commercial flight to meet her family in Montana.

Lainey was a graduate of Auburn University professional flight program and a was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

“Lainey was an exceptional and skilled aviator and a beloved flight instructor at our Jasper campus,” Sanders Aviation posted on Facebook. “She was dedicated to her craft and students