NAAA members and staff offer their sympathies to the family and friends of Jakob Porter, who was fatally injured in an ag aviation accident on May 18. He was born on March 14, 1999, in Natchez, Mississippi, and was a resident of Ferriday, Louisiana, at the time of his passing. He had achieved his dream career of flying as an agricultural aviator and flew for Ferriday Flying Service, working all over the operation’s home state of Louisiana as well as in Mississippi, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa.

A reception honoring Jakob’s life was held on May 22 at Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday, Louisiana. Jakob is survived by his parents, a girlfriend, sister, grandparents, a great grandmother and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Pilots for Patients or Angel Flight of Louisiana. Click here if you wish to leave condolences to the family.