1959 - Buddy Holly, Ritche Valens (and 2 others) killed in a Bonanza (VFR into IMC)
1963 - Patsy Cline (and 3 others) killed in a Piper Comanche (VFR into IMC)
1967 - Otis Redding (and 6 others) killed in a Beech 18 (approach in WI in winter)
1970 - Marshall Football Team (total 75 people) killed in a DC-9 (LOC only - no ILS)
1973 - Jim Croce (and 5 others) killed in a Beech 18 (night takeoff without a climb)
1977 - Lynyrd Skynyrd Band (6 people) killed in a Convair (ran out of fuel)
1980 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (and 4 others) killed in a Jetranger (VFR into IMC)
1991 - Reba McEntire Band (8 people) killed in a HS125 (CFIT instead of airspace violation)
1996 - Ron Brown (and 34 others) killed in a 737 (NDB approach - no ILS)
2001 - Aaliyah (and 8 others) killed in a C402 (too many causes to list)
2010 - Lech Kaczynski (and 95 others) killed in a TU-154 (NDB approach - no ILS)
Re: Please Stop
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:45 am
by Eric Janson
Surprised you missed John Denver.
Re: Please Stop
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:51 pm
by Nark1
I’d hate to be the asshole, but perhaps those planes are crashing with the wrong musicians...
Don’t forget the Robby with one of the Montgomery Gentry guys last year.
Re: Please Stop
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:48 pm
by Slick Goodlin
[quote author=Eric Janson link=topic=9371.msg25747#msg25747 date=1542699922]
Surprised you missed John Denver.
[/quote]
I had assumed that was an intentional omission. John Denver was his own pilot who unfortunately died for one of the dumbest of reasons.
Re: Please Stop
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 3:35 pm
by Colonel
All of those listed were non-pilot and notable passengers that died in perfectly
functioning airplanes, until the impact. I am sure I have missed many more.
There are many, many lessons to be learned from history, but here's one:
Of the 256 deaths above, 206 (80%) would have been avoided by this
lesson which I keep repeating over and over again:
[size=14pt][u]NO ILS -> NO APPROACH[/u][/size]
Confucius say: Airline Pilot without GS make "Hard Landing"