Singers that have Died in Plane Crashes
I wouldn't call this "fun", because we are literally talking about death, but you know, it's music. Well, anyway, these are singers that have died in plane crashes.
Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper
They Died in a charter plane called “American Pie” during their “Winter Dance Party” tour. Don Mcclean wrote the song “American Pie” about the incident. This famous plane crash is known as “The Day the Music Died” They crashed on February 3rd, 1959. The Big Bopper was 28. Buddy Holly was 22. Ritchie Valens was only 17.
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline died on an PA-24 airplane near Camden, Tennessee with 3 others on March 5th, 1963. She was 30.
Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson died on his band’s aircraft. It was a Douglas DC-3. He and 8 others crashed on December 31st, 1985. Ricky Nelson was 45.
John Denver
John Denver’s Rutan Long-EZ aircraft crashed on October 12th, 1997 into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California. He was the only person on the plane, so that means he was the pilot. He was 53.
Jim Croce
Jim Croce Died on September 20th, 1973 with 5 others at Natchitoches Regional Airport when their single-engine plane hit a tree on takeoff. He was 30.
Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper
They Died in a charter plane called “American Pie” during their “Winter Dance Party” tour. Don Mcclean wrote the song “American Pie” about the incident. This famous plane crash is known as “The Day the Music Died” They crashed on February 3rd, 1959. The Big Bopper was 28. Buddy Holly was 22. Ritchie Valens was only 17.
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline died on an PA-24 airplane near Camden, Tennessee with 3 others on March 5th, 1963. She was 30.
Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson died on his band’s aircraft. It was a Douglas DC-3. He and 8 others crashed on December 31st, 1985. Ricky Nelson was 45.
John Denver
John Denver’s Rutan Long-EZ aircraft crashed on October 12th, 1997 into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California. He was the only person on the plane, so that means he was the pilot. He was 53.
Jim Croce
Jim Croce Died on September 20th, 1973 with 5 others at Natchitoches Regional Airport when their single-engine plane hit a tree on takeoff. He was 30.
