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Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese, and road manager Dennis Rast. Beechcraft E18S: Natchitoches, Louisiana: Pilot's failure to see the obstruction due to physical impairment and because fog reduced his vision.
In the early morning of Monday, August 27, 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. [1] He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".
The band was scheduled to perform in New Jersey Friday night, and the fatal incident reportedly occurred not far from the venue. Early reports indicated that two people were killed in the crash.
A plane crash in Wyoming on Friday, July 26, claimed the lives of three members of The Nelons, a popular family gospel group.. Four others who were onboard the plane also died in the crash.
Reba McEntire took to Instagram to pay a heartfelt tribute to eight of her late bandmates and crew members, commemorating the tragic plane crash that claimed their lives over three decades ago.On ...
The crash took place three days following the release of the band’s fifth studio album Street Survivors. The album cover showed the band surrounded by flames. Following the plane crash, MCA replaced the image with a new cover, showing the band against a simple black background, which was on the back of the original sleeve. [20]
Strachan was killed in a helicopter crash on 29 August 2001, at the age of 49. He had been a fixed-wing pilot for many years and had been undergoing training for a helicopter pilot's licence, with a view to buying a helicopter and taking friends and family on surfing safaris.