Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accident

Date/Time	Person	Location	Aircraft	Details
Mar 9, 2000 c 08:45	Artyom Borovik Russian journalist	Moscow, Russia	Vologodskiye Airlines Yakovlev 40 RA-88170 sn 9620847	Climbed to 150 ft., lost control and crashed during takeoff. All 9 aboard killed.
Feb 14, 2000 11:45	Tony Lee Bettenhausen 48, race car driver	Leesburg, Kentucky	Beech Baron 58 N875JC sn TH-575	While flying from Blountville Tenn. to Indianapolis, Bettenhausen reported ice on the wings and soon after lost control and spiraled into the ground. All 4 aboard including Bettenhausen's wife were killed.
Feb 8, 2000 15:04	Robert "Bob" Collins 57, radio talk show host for WGN, Chicago	Zion, Illinois	Zlin Z-242L acrobatic plane N5ZA sn 0695	Collin's plane, which he was piloting, collided with a Cessna 172 while attempting to land. Both planes then nose-dived and crashed. A total of 3 killed aboard both planes.
Jan 31, 2000 16:21	Cynthia Oti radio financial talk show host	Off Point Mugu, California	Alaska Airlines MD-83 N963AS sn 53077	Crashed into the ocean after the crew radioed they were having trouble with a jammed stabilizer. All 88 aboard killed.
Oct 25, 1999 11:20	Payne Stewart 42, pro golfer	Aberdeen, South Dakota	Gates Learjet 35 N47BA sn 060	The aircraft flew out of control on autopilot for 1,500 miles before crashing in a field . Pressurization failure. 6 killed.
Sept 18, 1999 16:05	Gary Levitz 61, champion air racer	Reno, Nevada	P-51R experimental N57LR	Crashed during the Reno National Championship Air Races after his plane suffered structural failure. 1 killed.
Jul 16,1999 21:39	John F. Kennedy Jr. 38, son of President Kennedy	Off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts	Piper Saratoga II N9253N sn 3213100	Piloted by Kennedy, the aircraft crashed into the sea SW of Martha's Vineyard. Wife and sister-in-law also killed. VFR flight into IFR conditions. 3 killed.
Dec 20, 1998 18:30	Phil Stubbs 36, ocean rowing champion	Auckland, New Zealand	Piper PA-18 ZK-BTX sn 18-7309	Piloted by Stubbs, the plane took off, turned to the right and nose-dived into Karekare Beach. 2 aboard 1 killed.
Nov 21, 1/998 17:43	William Gardner Knight 56, movie actor	Edgewater, Maryland	Burgess RV-6 experimental N956DB	Piloted by Knight. Ran out of fuel. Crashed into Beard's Creek while on approach. 1 killed.
Sept 2, 1998 22:30	Jonathan Mann 52, AIDS researcher	Off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia	Swissair MD-11 HB-IWF sn 48448	Crashed into the Atlantic after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin. 229 killed.
Oct 12, 1997 17:28	John Denver 53, singer	Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California	Rutan Long EZ experimental N555JD sn 54	Piloted by Denver. Lost control and went into a dive while reaching behind to turn a fuel transfer switch. 1 killed.
Aug 10, 1997 13:30	Marie-Soleil Tougas 27, French Canadian movie actress Jean-Claude Lauzon 43, French Canadian film director	Near Kuujjuaqn, Quebec Canada	Cessna 180K C-GIGK sn 18053048	Flew into a mountainside in strong winds and rain while returning from a fishing trip. Cause unknown. 2 killed.
Jul 17, 1996 20:31	Marcel Dadi 45, French country and western guitarist	Off East Moriches, New York	Trans World AL Boeing 747-131 N93119 sn 20083	Explosion in the center fuel tank. Plane broke up in mid-air. All 230 aboard killed.
May 11, 1996 14:15	Walter Hyatt 46, singer, songwriter Rodney Culver 26, San Diego Chargers running back	Near Miami, Florida	ValuJet DC-9-32 N904VJ sn 47377	In-flight fire caused by illegally transported oxygen generators lacking safety caps. All 110 aboard killed.
Apr 18, 1996 14:30	Brook Berringer 22, University of Nebraska quarterback	Raymond, Nebraska	Piper J-3 Cub N6510H	Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation due to a partially closed fuel lever. Pilot error. Berringer was piloting the plane. 2 killed.
Apr 16, 1996	Charlie Hillard 62, aerobatic champion	Lakeland, Florida	Hawker Siddeley FB-60 N222CH	Veered off the runway and nosed over while attempting to land in a crosswind. Pilot's improper use of brakes and ailerons while landing in crosswind. 1 killed.
Apr 11, 1996 08:24	Jessica Dubroff 7, trainee pilot	Cheyenne, Wyoming	Cessna Cardinal 177B N35207	Stalled after taking off into a thunderstorm and deteriorating weather. Engaged in transcontinental record. Overloaded. Pilot error. 3 killed.
Apr 3, 1996 c 13:00	Ron Brown 55, U.S. Secretary of Commerce	Near Dubrovnik, Croatia	Boeing 737-T43 73-1149 sn 720396S	Strayed off course and hit a hill 16 kms SE of Dubrovnik in poor weather. Crew used unapproved approach procedure. All 35 aboard killed.
Mar 22, 1996 12:30	Robert Overmyer 59, U.S. astronaut	Duluth, Minnesota	Cirrus VK30 experimental	Lost control, rolled inverted and crashed while flying a small test plane for Cirrus Design Corp.
Apr 6, 1994	Cyprien Ntaryamira president of Burundi Juvenal Habyarimana president of Rwanda	Kigali, Rwanda	Dassault Facon 50 9XR-NN	Shot down by a missile while on approach to the Kigali airport.
Jul 12, 1993 14:55	David "Davey" Allison 30, race car driver	Talladega, Alabama	Hughes 369HS helicopter N9116F sn 720396S	Helicopter piloted by Allison. Crashed while landing in the infield of Talladega Speedway. Pilot error. 1 killed.
Apr 27, 1993	Zambian national soccer team	Off Libreville, Gabon	de Havilland Buffalo	Crashed into the sea after an engine fire. All 30 aboard including 18 members of the team killed.
Apr 19, 1993	George Mickelson 52, South Dakota Governor	Zwingle, Iowa	Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N86SD 765SA	Crashed into silo. Fracture of the propeller hub resulted in separation of the propeller blade and damage to the engine, leading to loss of control. All 8 aboard killed.
Apr 1, 1993 21:28	Alan Kulwicki 39, race car driver	Blountville, Tennessee	Fairchild SA227-TT N500AK TT-527	The Hooters restaurant private plane crashed while attempting to land. Pilot error. Failure of pilot to follow anti-icing procedures. All 4 aboard killed.
Oct 25, 1991	Bill Graham 60, rock promoter	Vallejo, California	Bell 206B helicopter N3456M	Struck a transmission tower and exploded shortly after taking off into high winds and rain. Pilot error. All 3 aboard killed.
Apr 5, 1991 14:51	John Tower 66, Texas Senator Manley "Sonny" Carter Jr. 44, U.S. astronaut	Brunswick, Georgia	Atlantic Southeast AL Embraer 120RT N270AS	While on approach the aircraft rolled left and crashed in a nose down attitude. Malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit. All 23 board killed.
Apr 4, 1991	H. John Heinz III 53, Pennsylvania Senator	Merion, Pennsylvania	Piper Aerostar 601/ Bell 412SP N3645D/N78S	Helicopter blades struck the Piper while it was inspecting its landing gear in flight. All 5 aboard killed. Two children on ground also killed.
Mar 16, 1991 01:41	Reba McEntire band singing group	San Diego, California	Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A/522 N831LC SN 25095	Seven members of the Reba McEntire band killed. Hit rising terrain at the top of a mountain after taking off. Pilot error. All 10 aboard killed.
Aug 27, 1990 01:00	Stevie Ray Vaughan 35, blues guitarist	Elkhorn, Wisconsin	Bell BHT-206B helicopter N16933 sn 023338	Crashed into terrain after taking off in fog. Pilot error. Failure of pilot to attain adequate altitude before flying over rising terrain. All 5 aboard killed.
Aug 7, 1989	George Thomas "Mickey" Leland 45, Texas U.S. Rep.	Near Gambela, Ethiopia	de Havilland Twin Otter ET-AIL SN 699	Crashed into a mountain in thunderstorms and poor weather conditions. Pilot error. Flew into an area of bad weather at low altitude and failed to maintain visual contact with the ground. All 16 aboard killed.
Aug 13, 1989 21:25	Larkin Smith 45, Mississippi U.S. Rep.	Janice, Mississippi	Cessna 177RG N1976Q sn 177RG-0376	Spiraled into the ground. Pilot error. His non-instrument rated pilot flew into IFR conditions and lost control in hazy weather. 2 killed.
Jul 19, 1989 16:00	Jay Ramsdell 25, CBA commissioner	Sioux City, Iowa	United Airlines Fl 232 DC-10-10 N1819U SN46618	Catastrophic failure of the No. 2 engine which lead to loss of all hydraulics. Crash landed while attempting an emergency landing. 111 of 298 killed.
Jun 17, 1989	S. David Griggs 49, U.S. astronaut	Earle, Arkansas	WW II trainer	Killed when the single-engine stunt plane he was flying crashed.
Dec 21, 1988 18:56	Paul Jeffreys 33, Musician, bass player with Cockney Rebel	Lockerbie, Scotland	Pan American Flight 103 B-747 N739PA SN 19646	Terrorist bombing. Jeffreys was killed along with his newlywed wife Rachel. All 259 aboard killed.
Sep 30, 1988	Al Holbert 41, race car driver	Columbus, Ohio	Piper PA-60-60P N14HR	Piloted by Hobert, the plane flew in an erratic manner and crashed into terrain shortly after taking off.
Aug 17, 1988 c 16:30	Arnold Raphel 45, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mohammed Zia ul-Hag 64, President of Pakistan	Near Bahawalpur, Pakistan	Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130B sn 23494	Crashed 10 minutes after taking off from Bahawalpur. Act of sabotage. Detonation of a low-explosive device. All 30 aboard killed.
Dec 8, 1987	Alianza Lima Football team	Near Lima, Peru	Fokker F-27 AE-560 sn 10548	Cashed into the sea after a fly-by to see if landing gear was down. 42 of 43 aboard killed.
Aug 16, 1987 20:45	Nick Vanos 24, basketball player, Phoenix Suns center	Romulus, Michigan	Northwest Airlines MD-82 N312RC SN 48090	Crashed into underpass shortly after takeoff. Stalled and crashed on takeoff. Slats and flaps not properly set. 154 of 155 killed.
Mar 21, 1987	Dino Martin 35, son of entertainer Dean Martin	Mount San Gorgonio, California	F-4C Phantom jet fighter	While performing a maximum takeoff climb, the plane entered clouds and crashed into a wall of granite while inverted at a speed of 560 mph.
Oct 19, 1986 c 19:21	Samora Machel Mozambique president	Lembombo Mts., South Africa	Tupolev 134A C9-CAA sn 63457	Crashed in a storm into high ground while trying to land at Maputo. Pilot error. Navigation error. GPWS ignored. Possible pirate signal disoriented pilot. 34 of 43 aboard killed.
May 24, 1986	Stephen D. Thorne 33, U.S. astronaut	Near Santa Fe, New Mexico		Killed when the stunt plane he was a passenger in crashed. 2 killed.
Jan 28, 1986 11:39	Ronald McNair, 35 Ellison Onizuka, 39 Judith Resnik, 36 Michael Smith, 40 Gregory Jarvis, 41 Francis Scobee, 46 Sharon Christa McAuliffe, 37 Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger	Cape Canaveral, Florida	Space Shuttle Challenger	The craft broke up in flight, 73 seconds after launch, due to damage from an exhaust flame, leaking through a defective O ring in the solid fuel rocket. Six astronauts and civilian teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, killed. 7 killed.
Dec 31, 1985 17:16	Ricky Nelson 45, singer	De Kalb, Texas	Douglas DC-3 N711Y sn 13658	Crashed into a field after smoke filled the cockpit and cabin. Possible faulty heater. Nelson's fiancé Helen Blair, soundman Clark Russell and members of his back-up group The Stone Canyon Band, Andy Chapin, Rick Intveld , Bobby Neal, and Patrick Woodward also killed. Both pilots survived.
Sep 16, 1985	Art Scholl 53, professional stunt pilot	Off Encinitas, California	Aerobatic biplane	Crashed into the Pacific Ocean while performing an inverted flat spin while filming for the movie Top Gun.
Sept 1, 1985	Richie Panch 30, race car driver	Rion, South Carolina	Piper PA-28-235-B N9340W	Flew into heavy rain and squall line and came apart in mid-air. Pilot error. Poor judgment and planning. 4 killed.
Aug 12, 1985 18:56	Kyu Sakamoto 43, Japanese singer	Ueno Village, Japan	Japan AL Boeing 747-SR46 JA8119 sn 20783	Pressure bulkhead failure, improperly repaired 7 years earlier. Worst single aviation accident. 520 of 524 aboard killed.
Aug 25, 1985 22:05	Samantha Smith 11	Auburn, Maine	Bar Harbor AL Beechcraft 99 N300WP SN U-22	Famous for writing to Soviet leader Andropov about nuclear war. Crashed short ofnding. Pilot error. All 8 aboard killed.
Sep 1, 1983 c 06:30	Lawrence McDonald 48, Georgia U.S. Rep.	Near Sakhalin Island, Russia	Boeing 747-230B HL-7442 sn 20599	Shot down by a Soviet Air Force fighter. Crashed into international waters in the Sea of Japan. All 269 aboard killed.
June 2, 1983 19:20	Stan Rogers 33, Canadian folk singer	Cincinnati, Ohio	Douglas DC-9-32 C-FTLU sn 47196	In-flight lavatory fire of unknown origin. Landed safely but passengers died of flash fire and smoke inhalation. 23 of 46 aboard killed.
Jul 28, 1982	Keith Green 28, Christian singer and minister	Lindale, Texas	Cessna twin-engine	Shortly after taking off the plane nose dived into the ground. Overloaded by 200 lbs. Killed along with his two children in a private plane crash. 12 killed.
Jul 23, 1982 02:30	Vic Morrow 57, movie actor	Castiac, California	Bell UH-1B Huey helicopter	The helicopter crashed while filming the movie Twilight Zone decapitating Vic Morrow and 2 child actors, Myca Dinh Le and Rene Chen. Special effect explosion hit tail rotor.
May 15, 1982	John Felton 48, singer, sang with the Diamonds	Mount Shasta, California		Crashed into Mt. Shasta en route from Reno, Nevada to Grants Pass, Oregon. Felton, his wife, the pilot and his wife killed.
Mar 19, 1982	Randy Rhoads 25,lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne	Leesburg, Florida	Beech Bonanza F35 N567LT sn D-4144	The plane crashed into a house after a wing clipped Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus. The pilot was fooling around and attempting to to buzz the bus. All 3 aboard killed including Rachel Youngblood.
Oct 15, 1981	Jud Strunk 45, country western song writer, singer, comedian	Carabasset, Maine	WWII vintage open cockpit airplane	Crashed while attempting to land at Carabasset Valley Airport. 2 killed.
Jul 31, 1981 11:15	General Omar Torrijos 52, leader of Panama	Coclecito, Panama	Panamanian Air Force	The plane crashed under suspicious circumstances. Possible sabotage. 7 killed.
May 22, 1981	Boris Segal 58, film director	Near Portland, Oregon		Decapitated, when he accidentally walked into the tail rotor of a helicopter while on location filming a movie. Father of Katey Sagal (Married with Children).
June 23, 1980	Sanjay Gandhi 34, son of Indira Gandhi	Delhi, India		Killed while flying a stunt plane that was not properly tested. 2 killed.
Mar 14, 1980 c 11:00	Anna Jantar Polish singer	Near Warsaw, Poland	Polskie Linie Lotnicze IL-62 SP-LAA sn 11044	An engine disintegrated after power was applied during a go-around severing the rudder and elevator controls. All 87 aboard killed.
Mar 14, 1980 c 11:00	U.S. Olympic boxing team	Near Warsaw, Poland	Polskie Linie Lotnicze Ilyushin-62 SP-LAA sn 11044	An engine disintegrated after power was applied during a go-around severing the rudder and elevator controls. All 87 aboard killed including 22 members of the team.
Jan 11, 1980 c 01:00	Robert "Bo" Rein 34, Louisiana State University football coach	Over the Atlantic Ocean	Cessna Conquest N441NC	The plane veered off course and flew out over the Atlantic running out of fuel and crashing into the sea. Cause unknown.
Aug 2, 1979	Thurman Munson 32, baseball player, N.Y. Yankee catcher	Canton, Ohio	Cessna 501 Citation N15NY sn 0110	Crashed short of the runway during a landing attempt. Pilot error. Aircraft allowed to get too low and too slow. 1 killed.
Apr 16, 1978	Frank Gifford Tallman 59, movie stunt pilot	Santiago Peak, Orange Co., California	Piper Aztec	Crashed into Santiago Peak while on a routine ferry flight in turbulence.
May 21, 1978	Bruce Geller 47, writer, producer director	Montecito, California	Cessna 237 Skymaster	Crashed in fog into Buena Vista canyon while on a pleasure trip from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara. 2 killed. Creator of "Mission Impossible"
Dec 13, 1977	Evansville basketball team	Evansville, Indiana	National Jet Service Douglas DC-3 N51071 sn 4837	Crashed on takeoff in rain and fog. Aileron and rudder remained locked during takeoff. Improperly loaded luggage. All 29 aboard killed.
Oct 20, 1977 18:52	Ronnie Van Zant 29, lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd Band	Near Gillsburg, Mississippi	L & J Company Convair CV-300 N55VM sn N 003	Ran low on fuel and crashed into a wooded area. Malfunctioning engine that used excessive fuel. Three other band members killed. 6 of 26 aboard killed including Cassie & Steve Gaines.
Aug 1 1977	Francis Gary Powers 48, newscaster	San Diego, California	Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter	Ran out of fuel. Powers was famous for piloting the U2 aircraft that was shot down over Russia in 1960. 2 killed.
Mar 19, 1977	Jose Carlos Pace 32, Brazilian champion race car driver	Near Mairiporã, Brazil	Private plane	Killed along with colleague and pilot Marivaldo Fernandes. 2 killed.
Jan 6, 1977	Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra 82, mother of entertainer Frank Sinatra	Near Palm Springs, California	Gates Learjet 24B N12MK	After leaving Palm Springs Municipal Airport, the plane never changed heading and flew into a mountain. Crew error. 4 killed.
Aug 3, 1976	Jerry Litton 39, Missouri U.S. Rep.	Chillicothe, Missouri	Private plane	A broken crankshaft in the left engine caused a loss of control and the plane to crash during takeoff. 6 killed including Litton's wife and 2 children.
Nov 29, 1975	Graham Hill 46, race car driver	Hertfordshire, England	Piper Aztec N6645Y sn 27-3960	Piloted by Hill. Crashed after getting lost in fog. All 6 aboard killed.
Jun 24, 1975	Wendell Ladner 27, basketball player, N.Y. Nets forward	New York, New York	Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 N8845E sn20443	Crashed while landing at JFK in a storm. Windshear. 115 of 124 aboard killed.
Feb 14, 1975	Jerry Pettis 59, California U.S. Rep.	Banning, California	Private plane
Aug 12, 1974	Bill Chase 39, jazz rock musician	Jackson, Mississippi	Piper twin-engine Comanche	Crashed into a soybean field while en route from Chicago. All 6 aboard killed.
Sep 20, 1973	Jim Croce 30, singer	Natchitiches, Louisiana	Beechcraft E18S N50JR BA-176	Crashed into trees at the end of the runway while taking off after not gaining altitude. Also killed were his manager Dominick Cortese, singer Maury Muehleien, and comedian George Stevens. All 7 aboard killed.
Jan 22, 1973	Alexander Onassis son of Aristotle Onassis	Athens, Greece	Piaggio	Rolled to the right and nose-dived into the ground after attaining a height of 100 ft. during takeoff.
Dec 31, 1972	Roberto Clemente 38, baseball player, Pittsburgh outfielder	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Douglas DC-7CF N500AE sn 45130	Crashed after taking off after losing power in the No. 2 and 3 engines. Clemente was on a relief mission to deliver supplies for earthquake victims in Nicaragua. All 5 aboard killed.
Dec 8, 1972 14:28	George Collins 47, Illinois U.S. Rep.	Chicago, Illinois	United AL Boeing 737-222 N9031U sn 19069	Crashed while making a non-precision instrument approach. Pilot error. Failure to exercise positive flight management. 43 of 61 aboard killed.
Oct 16, 1972 c 09:00	Hale Boggs 58, Louisiana U.S. Rep. Nick Begich 40, Alaska U.S. Rep.	Off the Alaska coast	Cessna 310	Disappeared while approaching the Chugach mountain range. Cause unknown. 4 killed.
Oct 13, 1972	Old Christians Rugby Team	Near San Fernando, Chile	Fairchild Hiller FH-227D T-571 sn 572	Crashed in the Andes. Flew into mountain wave leading to loss of control. Found 72 days after crash. Resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. 29 of 45 aboard killed. The movie "Alive" based on this crash.
Aug 28, 1972	Prince William Henry Andrew Windsor of Glouscester	Near Wolverhampton, England		Killed while taking place in the Goodyear Air Race near Wolverhampton.
June 30, 1971	Georgi Dobrovolsky, 43 Viktor Patsayev, 38 Vladislav Volkov, 35 Cosmonauts	In space	Soyuz II	A valve opened as the descent module separated from the orbital module depressurizing space craft. The crew died within 45 seconds.
May 28, 1971	Audie Murphy 46, WWII hero and movie actor	Roanoke, Virginia	Aero Commander 680 N601JJ sn 491-161	Crashed in a thunderstorm. All 5 aboard killed.
Nov 14, 1970 19:35	Marshall University football team	Near Huntington, West Virginia	Southern Airways Douglas DC-9-31 N97S sn 47245	Crashed short of the runway. Improper procedures by crew. Used autopilot throughout landing. Call-outs not made. All 75 aboard killed. 41 from Marshall.
Oct 5, 1970	Curtis Turner 46, race car driver	Du Bois, Pensylvania	Aerocommander	Crashed into mountains 20 minutes after takeoff. Pro golfer Clarence King, piloting the plane, suffered a heart attack. 2 killed.
Oct 2, 1970 13:00	Wichita State College football team	Silver Plume, Colorado, Mt. Trelease	Golden Eagle Aviation Martin 404 N464M sn 14151	Aircraft entered a mountain valley route from which it could neither climb over or execute a course reversal. Pilot error. 32 of 40 aboard killed.
May 9, 1970	Walter Reuther 63, UAW labor leader	Pellston, Michigan	Gates Learjet 23 N434J sn 23-046	During an instrument landing the plane broke through clouds, hit trees and burst into flames short of the runway. Reuther's wife and 4 others also killed.
Feb 15, 1970	Carlos Cruz featherweight champion boxer	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Compania Dominicana de Aviacion HI-177 SN 47500	Lost an engine on takeoff. Circled back to the airport and crashed into the sea. All 102 aboard killed. Member of the Puerto Rican women's volleyball team also killed.
Sep 26, 1969	The Strongest, Bolivian soccer team	Near La Paz, Bolivia	Douglas DC-6B CP-698 sn 43273	The aircraft hit a 15,500 ft. mountain. Cause unknown. All 74 aboard killed.
Aug 31, 1969	Rocky Marciano 45, boxer	Newton, Iowa	Cessna 172H N3149X sn 55229	Took off in rainy weather barely climbing. Crashed into a lone oak tree. Inexperienced pilot not IFR qualified. 3 killed.
Mar 16, 1969	Nestor Chavez 22, baseball player, San Francisco Giants pitcher	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Venezolana Inter. de Aviacion DC-9-32 YV-C-AVD sn 47243	Struck power lines while taking off. Incorrect information supplied to crew. All 84 aboard and 70 on the ground killed.
Apr 28, 1968	Lamar Tech Track Team	Near Beaumont, Texas		Six members of the team killed.
Mar 27, 1968	Yuri Gagarin 34, Soviet Cosmonaut	Near Moscow, Russia	MiG 15 UTI	Crashed 30 miles east of Moscow, while training in a military fighter. He was the first man in space. 2 killed.
Dec 10, 1967 15:28	Otis Redding 26, singer	Near Madison, Wisconsin	Beechcraft H18 N390R sn BA-623	Went into a spin and crashed into icy Lake Monoma in fog. Four members of his Bar-Kays band also killed. 5 of 6 aboard killed.
Dec 8, 1967	Robert Lawrence 32, astronaut	Edwards Air Force Base, California	F-104 Starfighter	Crashed while performing maneuvers.
Nov 15, 1967	Michael Adams 37, test pilot	California	Bell X-15	Killed while testing the X-15. Plane went into a spin and dive while re-entering. Aircraft disintegrated after reaching 15 Gs.
Oct 5, 1967	Clifton Williams Jr. 35, astronaut	Near Tallahassee, Florida	T-38 jet
Apr 24, 1967	Vladimir Komarov, 40 Cosmonaut	Russia	Soyuz I	Parachute lines tangled during re-entry. Crashed to ground. First person to die while on a space mission.
Jan 27, 1967	Virgil Grissom, 41 Edward White, 37 Roger Chaffee, 32 U.S. astronauts	Cape Canaveral, Florida	Apollo spacecraft	Killed during the simulated launch of an Apollo I spacecraft. Short circuit in a 100%oxygen atmosphere caused a flash fire. 3 killed.
Jul 24, 1966	Tony Lima 32, pro golfer	Near Lansing, Illinois	Beechcraft H50 N538B	Crashed at a golf course while on a Buick promotional tour. Wife betty also killed. All 4 aboard killed.
Feb 28, 1966	Elliot See Jr. 39, U.S. astronaut Charles Bassett II 35, U.S. astronaut	St. Louis, Missouri	T-38 jet	Killed during an instrument landing approach at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's plant. Came in too low and slow, hit the afterburners and crashed into the roof of a building.
Jan 24, 1966 c 08:00	Hambi Bhabha father of India's nuclear program	Mt. Blanc, Switzerland	Air India Boeing 707-437 VT-DMN sn 18055/200	Descended below minimum safe altitude and crashed into Mt. Blanc. Miscalculation by the crew of their position. All 117 killed.
Dec 12, 1965	Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II NASA doctor in early space program	Near Aspen, Colorado	Beechcraft B95 N9975R	Wife also killed.
Jul 8 1965	Albert "Paul" Mantz 62, movie stunt pilot	Winterhaven, California	Phoenix P-1 N93082	Killed while filming the movie "The Flight of the Phoenix" when his plane broke apart on landing. Rumored to be alcohol related. Took the place of stunt pilot Frank Tallman who was injured. Tallman later died in another accident in 1978. 1 killed.
Oct 31, 1964	Theodore Freeman 34, U.S. astronaut	Houston, Texas	T-38 trainer	Killed while attempting to land at Ellington Air Force Base following a proficiency flight. Struck a snow goose which shattered the canopy and debris entering both engines. He ejected but was too low for his chute to fully deploy.
Oct 23, 1964	Harold "David" Box 21, rock & roll singer	Harris County, Tennessee	Cessna 172 Skyhawk	The plane crashed nose first into the ground and overturned. All 4 aboard killed.
Jul 31, 1964 17:30	Jim Reeves 39, country western singer	Near Nashville, Tennessee		Piloted by Reeves the plane crashed in a storm into dense woods 10 miles south of Nashville en route from Batesville to Nashville. Took 2 days to find the wreckage. His manager Dean Manuel also killed. 2 killed.
Feb 15, 1964	Ken Hubbs 22, baseball player, Chicago Cubs 2nd baseman	Near Provo, Utah	Private plane
Mar 5, 1963 c18:10	Patsy Cline 30, county western singer	Camden, Tennessee	Piper Comanche N7000P SN 24-2144	The plane took off from Dyersburg and flew into a storm. The pilot was not instrument rated and lost control and crashed. Singer, Patsy Cline, 30, killed. Also killed were Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and Cline's manager, Randy Hughes.
Oct 7, 1962	Clement Miller 46, California U.S. Rep.	Near Eureka, California	Private plane
Apr 12, 1962	Ron Flockhart 39, Scottish race car driver	Near Melbourne, Australia	Mustang P-51	Lost control of a borrowed plane he was flying and crashed. Pilot error
Jan 25, 1962	Donald Nutter 47, Governor of Montana	Wolf Creek, Montana	Private plane	Crashed in snow storm. All 6 aboard killed.
Sep 17, 1961 22:13	Dag Hammarskjöld 56, U.N. Secretary General	Ndola, Zambia	Douglas DC-6B SE-BDY sn 43559	Crashed into jungle. Rumors persist alleging that victims were shot prior to the crash or that a bomb was onboard. All 16 aboard killed.
Apr 3, 1961	Green Cross Chilean soccer team	Llico, Chile	Douglas DC-3 CC-C-LDP sn 9716 Flt. 310	Crashed into a mountain. Icing. All 24 aboard killed.
Feb 15, 1961 10:05	U.S. figure skating team	Near Brussels, Belgium	Sabena Boeing 707-320 OO-SJB sn 17624	Nosed down and crashed after executing a go-around. Failure of the aircraft's flying controls. All 72 aboard killed. 18 team members killed.
Oct 29, 1960	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football team	Toledo, Ohio	Arctic Pacific AL Curtiss C-46F-1-CU N1244N SN22458	Crashed while taking off. Premature liftoff, partial loss of power in the No.1 engine, overweight. 22 of 48 aboard killed. 16 team members killed.
Apr 29, 1959	Joaquin Blume Spanish gymnastics champion	Valdemeca, Spain	Iberian Airlines DC-3 EC-ABC SN 19334	All 28 aboard killed.
Mar 29, 1959	Barthélémy Boganda 49, president of the Central African Republic	Over the Central African Republic		The plane exploded in mid-air while on a flight from Berberati to Bangui. Speculation the plane was shot down.
Feb 3, 1959 c 01:00	Ritchie Valens,17 Buddy Holly, 22 Jiles "the Big Bopper" Richardson 29, rock and roll singers	Macon City, Iowa	Beechcraft Bonanza N3794N	Crashed shortly after taking off in a snowstorm. Pilot not IFR qualified. Icing. Valens got to go on the flip of a coin leaving Tommy Allsup behind. 4 killed, including pilot Roger Peterson
Dec 14, 1958	Blaine Staats West Virginia tackle	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Oct 30, 1958	Philip Scrutton golfer
Aug 14, 1958 c 3:45	Egyptian fencing team	North Atlantic Ocean, 100 miles W. of Ireland	KLM Flight 607E Lockheed Constellation PH-LKM sn 4841	Six member of the Egyptian fencing team were killed after the aircraft experienced overspeeding of the outer propeller. All 99 aboard killed.
Mar 22, 1958 02:05	Mike Todd 49, film director and producer Art Cohen 50, screenwriter	Grants, New Mexico	Lockheed Loadstar N300E sn 2312	Crashed in an area of fog snow and thunderstorms. Liz Taylor, his wife, stayed home ill with bronchitis. The plane was named The Lucky Liz. All 4 aboard including Art Cohn, his biographer, killed.
Feb 6, 1958 14:17	Manchester United football team	Munich, Germany	British European Airways Amb. A5-57 G-ALZU sn 5217	Unable to gain altitude, crashed at the end of the runway in a snowstorm. Controversy as to if the cause was ice on the wings or drag from slush on the runway. 23 of 44 aboard killed. 8 team members killed.
Mar 17, 1957	Ramon Magsaysay 50, president of the Philippines	Cebu, Philippines	Philippine Air Force Douglas C-47	Cashed into Mt. Manunggal while on a campaign tour for reelection. 24 killed.
Nov 27, 1956	Charlie Peete 27, baseball player, St. Louis Cardinal outfielder	Cevilla, Venezuela	Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Lockheed Constellation YV-C-AMA	Crashed into a 6,700 ft. mountain while on approach. All 25 aboard killed. Peete was on his way to play winter ball in Venezuela.
Nov 24, 1956	Guido Cantelli orchestra and opera conductor	Paris, France	Linee Aeree Italiane Douglas DC-6B I-LEAD SN45075	Crashed during takeoff. All 23 aboard killed.
Sep 20, 1956	Thomas Gastall 24, baseball player, Baltimore Orioles catcher	Riviera Beach, Maryland	Private plane
Jul 31, 1955	Robert Francis 25, Actor	Burbank, California		Appeared in the Caine Mutiny.
Oct 30, 1954	Wilbur Shaw 52, president Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Decatur, Indiana	Private plane
Jul 1, 1954	John McBride Alabama halfback	Texas		Killed in an ROTC training flight.
Oct 29, 1953	William Kapell American pianist	Near Half Moon Bay, California	British Com. Pac. AL Douglas DC-6 VH-BPE sn 43125	Crashed while on approach to SF airport. Pilot error. Crew failed to follow prescribed procedures for a instrument approach. All 19 aboard killed.
Aug 26, 1951	Bill Barilko Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player	Near Cochrane, Ontario, Canada	Fairchild 24	Crashed while returning from a fishing trip at James Bay with friend Henry Hudson. Wreckage found 11 years later on June 7, 1963. 2 killed
Nov 1, 1949	George Bates 58, Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Michael Kennedy 52, New York U.S. Rep.	Arlington, Virginia	Eastern AL Douglas C-54B N555LD sn 18365	Midair collision with a U.S. Air Force P-38 fighter. Fighter pilot survived, tried for causing accident and cleared. All 56 aboard killed.
Oct 28, 1949	Marcel Cerdan 33, French boxing champion Ginette Neveu 30, French violinist	San Miguel Island, Azores	Air France Lockheed Constellation F-BAZN sn 2546	Flew into a mountain. 48 killed. Cerdan, former middleweight champion, was en route to fight Jake LaMotta in Spain.
May 4, 1949 17:04	Torino soccer team	Superga, Italy	Avio Linee Italiane Fiat G212CP I-ELCE sn 5	Left wing struck a wall while trying to land in rain, low visibility and thunderstorms. All 31 aboard killed.
May 13, 1949	Kathleen Kennedy Harington sister of President John Kennedy	Mount Coron, France	Skyways de Havilland Dove 1 G-AJOU sn N 04058	Crashed in a storm. All 10 aboard killed.
Apr 20, 1949	Robert Coffey Jr. 31,Pennsylvania U.S. Rep.	Albuquerque, New Mexico	P-80 Shooting Star Jet Fighter	Crashed on takeoff while on a cross country proficiency flight.
Jun 17, 1948 01:41	Earl Carroll 55, U.S. theatrical impresario Berryl Wallace actress	Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania	United AL Douglas DC-6 NC37506 sn 42871	Flight 624 crashed after an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. Carbon dioxide extinguishers incapacitated the crew. Design flaw. All 43 aboard killed.
Jan 26, 1947 15:30	Grace Moore 46, singer	Copenhagen, Denmark	KLM Douglas DC-3 PH-TCR sn 25479	Crashed during takeoff. All 22 aboard killed.
Aug 6, 1945	Maj. Richard Bong 25, WWII Ace	Burbank, California	P-80 jet fighter	Crashed while testing the P-80 jet fighter. Highest scoring ace in American history with 40 victories.
Dec 15, 1944	Glenn Miller 40, band leader and musician	Over the English Channel	UC-64A Noorduyn Norseman	Disappeared over the English Channel. Most likely accidentally hit by bombs jettisoned by RAF bombers returning from an unsuccessful raid. 2 killed.
Aug 12, 1944	Joseph P. Kennedy 29, brother of President John Kennedy	Blythgurgh, England	Boeing B-24 Liberator 32271	Intending to bail out to leave another aircraft to guide the plane via remote control into a German sub pen, the plane blew up before he could exit. 1 killed.
Jul 31, 1944	Antoine de Saint- Exupery 44, Writer	Mediterranean off Marseille, France	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Lost over the Mediterranean during World War II probably due to mechanical failure.
Apr 12, 1944	Tommy Hitchcock Jr. 44, champion polo player	Near Salisbury, England	P-51Mustang	Crashed while flying a P-51Mustang for the Air Force during World War II.
Oct 7, 1943	Prince Christoph of Hesse	Italian Alps		Killed in an air crash over the Italian Alps while on active duty.
Sep 21, 1943	John William Ditter 55, Pennsylvania U.S. Rep.	Colombia, Pennsylvania	Private plane
Jun 1, 1943	Leslie Howard 42, movie actor	Off the coast of France	KLM Douglas DC-3 G-AGBB sn 1590	Shot down by German military aircraft.
Feb 22, 1943	Ben Robertson novelist	Lisbon, Portugal	Pan Am Boeing 314 NC18603 sn 1990	The flying boat was attempting to land when the left wing hit the water. Actress Jane Froman injured.
Aug 25, 1942 13:42	George Edmund 39, the Duke of Kent	Near Dunbeath, Scotland	Short Sunderland DQ-M sn W4026	The plane crashed while on a flight to Iceland during WWII. The aircraft was part of the 228th Squadron RAF. The plane hit high ground at Eagle Rock in the Scottish Highlands in poor visibility. Possible navigation error but exact cause unknown. All 14 aboard killed.
Jan 16, 1942 19:23	Carole Lombard 33, movie actress	Near Las Vegas, Nevada	Trans Con. & Western Airways Douglas DC-3 NC1946 sn 3295	Flight 3, crashed into Mt. Potosi. Lombard was returning from a war bond promotion. The aircraft drifted off course for reasons unknown. All 22 aboard killed including Lombard's mother and press agent.
Feb 27, 1941	William Byron 46, Maryland U.S. Rep.	Jonesboro, Georgia	Private plane
Feb 20, 1941 20:00	Sir Fredrick Grant Banting 49, Canadian co-discover of insulin	Near Gander, Newfoundland	Lockheed Hudson MK III bomber T9449	Crashed into trees at the side of a lake, 10 miles out of Gander en route to England. Double engine failure. Banting died of his injuries a few days later. Three out of 4 aboard killed.
Aug 31, 1940	Ernest Lundeen Minnesota U.S. Senator	Near Lovettsville, Virginia	Pennsylvania Central AL Douglas DC-3 NC21789 sn2188	Flying through a thunderstorm in turbulence the plane nosed over and plunged to earth. Lightning strike disabled crew and caused loss of control. All 25 aboard killed.
Jan 11, 1938	Captain Edwin Musick Pan American's first pilot	Pango Pango, U.S. Samoa	Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 seaplane NC16734 sn4207	Exploded in mid-air as the crew dumped fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. All 6 aboard killed.
Nov 16, 1937	Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse	Ostende, Belgium	Sebena Junkers 52/3m OO-AUB sn 5827	All 11 aboard killed.
Jul 2, 1937	Amelia Earhart 40, aviator	Off Lea, New Guinea	Lockheed 10E Electra NR16020 sn N1055	Disappeared en route from Lae to Howland Island. Most likely ran out of fuel and ditched into the ocean.
Jan 12, 1937	Martin Johnson explorer	Saugus, California	Western Air Express Boeing 247 NC13315 sn 1696	Crashed into Stone mountain while attempting to land at Burbank Airport in fog and rain. Pilot error. Descended without knowing his position. 5 of 13 aboard killed.
Aug 15, 1935	Will Penn Adair Rogers 56, American humorist Wiley Post 37, adventurer	Walakpi, near Point Barrow Alaska	Lockheed Orion Explorer NR12283 sn 195	After making a forced landing in fog, the plane took off, rose about 50 feet and crashed into shallow water. 2 killed.
Jun 24, 1935	Carlos Gardel 45, actor, singer	Medellin, Colombia	Servicio Aero Colombiano Ford C-31 Tri-motor C-31 sn 5-AT-112	Midair collision with another Tri-motot. Alfredo Le Pera, his lyricist also killed. All 17 aboard killed.
May 6, 1935	Bronson M. Cutting 46, New Mexico Senator	Macon, Missouri	Transcontinental and Western Air DC-2-112 NC13785 sn 1295	Crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing after running out of fuel. 4 out of 10 aboard killed.
Mar 31 1931 c 10:45	Knute Rockne 43, Notre Dame football coach	Bazaar, Kansas	Trans Cont. & Western Airways Fokker F-10A Tri-motor NC999E sn1063	One of the wings separated in flight and the plane crashed into a wheat field. A structural design flaw caused wing-aileron flutter.
Dec 20, 1929	William Kaynor 45, Massachusetts U.S. Rep.	Near Washington D.C.	Private plane
Jun 22, 1928	Roald Amundsen 56, Norwegian explorer	Norwegian Sea	Latham	Lost at sea while attempting to fly a rescue mission to the airship Italia stranded in the Arctic. All 6 men killed.
May 1, 1928	Thaddeus Sweet New York U.S. Rep.	Whitney Point, New York	Private plane
Oct 18, 1925	Marvin Goodwin baseball player, Cincinnati Red pitcher	Houston, Texas
Jul 4, 1918	Quentin Roosevelt 20, son of President Theodore Roosevelt	Chamery France	Nieuport 28	Shot down behind Germany lines during WWI
Apr 21, 1918	Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron" 26, WW I flying ace	Morlancourt Ridge	Fokker Triplane 425/17	Shot down by Canadian Roy Brown over enemy lines.
Jul 12, 1910	Charles Stewart Rolls co-founder of Rolls Royce	Bournemouth, England	Wright flyer	Britain's first aviation victim.

Date/Time	Person	Location	Aircraft	Details
20-Apr-06	Scott Crossfield	Near Ellijay, Georgia	Cessna 210A	Crashed in mountains about 60 miles Northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Flew into a level 6 thunderstorm. Plane broke up. 1 killed.
15:12	84, famous test pilot, aviator, aircraft designer		N6579X
			cn: 21057579

13-Mar-06	Peter Tomarken	Off Santa Monica, California	Bonanza A-36	Crashed after experiencing engine trouble after taking off from Santa Monica Airport. An attempt to return to the airport failed and the plane crashed into Santa Monica Bay 200 yards offshore. Engine failure. 2 killed including Tomarken's wife.
9:45	63, former game show host (Press Your Luck)		N16JR
			cn: E-443
6-Jan-06	Eric Anthony Beard	Burlington, Washington	Piper PA 34-200T Seneca	Crashed in a wooded area while on approach while on a routine flight for Airpac Airlines, a cargo carrier based in Seattle. 1 killed.
3:55	47, world famous stunt pilot		N36107

8-Oct-05	Art Vance	Near Monterey, Tennessee	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	Crashed and burst into flames, while attempting an emergency landing on a median of Interstate 40. 1 killed.
21:03	64, champion air racer		N4994V

30-Jul-05	Dr. John Garang	Near New Kush, Sudan	M1-172 helicopter	Crashed into a mountain range in southern Sudan in poor weather and visibility. All 14 aboard killed.
30-Jul-05	60, Vice President of Sudan.	Near New Kush, Sudan	M1-172 helicopter
27-Jun-05	John Walton	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	CGS Hawk Arrow	Crashed shortly after taking off from Jackson Hole Airport. 1 killed.
13:20	58, billionaire and second son to Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart

1-Oct-04	Gertrude Dunn	Avondale, Pennsylvania	Piper PA-28-180	Crashed on takeoff after the engine failed. 1 killed.
18:03	72, multi-sport athlete including playing for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 50s		N54397
			cn: 28-7405050
11-Sep-04	Patriarch Pedros VII of Alexandria	Off Mount Athos, Greece	CH47D Chinook helicopter	Crashed into the Aegean Sea, 5.5 nautical miles off Halkidiki peninsula Killing the Patriarch and clergy members. All 17 aboard killed.
11:10	55, spiritual leader of orthodox Christians throughout Africa	Off Mount Athos, Greece	CH47D Chinook helicopter
30-Apr-04	Ian Groom	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sukhoi SU-31	Crashed into the ocean while practicing spins for the Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea show. 1 killed.
18:15	56, acrobatic pilot		N31SU
			cn: 01-02
17-Apr-04	Soundarya	Bangalore, India	Cessna 180	The aircraft crashed into a field and burned after taking off from Jakkur Aerodome. 4 killed.
11:05	32, Indian actress and film star	Bangalore, India	VT-EQU
1-Mar-04	Toni Onley	Maple Ridge, Canada	LA-4-200 Buccaneer	The floatplane Onley was piloting crashed into Fraser River while he was practicing takeoffs and landings. 1 killed.
13:30	75, Canadian artist		C-GHJE
			cn: 646
26-Feb-04	Boris Trajkovski	Bitonja, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Beechcraft Super King Air 200	Crashed into mountains while attempting to land in poor weather at Mostar. All 9 aboard killed. Pilot error. The two-man crew misinterpreted crucial flight data in stormy weather.
8:01	47, president of Macedonia		Z3-BAB
			BB-652
15-Dec-03	Steve Kaplan	Claremont, California	Cessna 421C	Crashed into a house shortly after takeoff. Fatigue fracture of the right engine propeller. 1 killed.
1:24	43, musical director for Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune game shows.		N6887L
			cn:421C1113
30-Jul-03	Steve Hislop	Hawick, Scotland	Helicopter	Crashed near a remote farmhouse. 1 killed.
30-Jul-03	41, British superbike motorcycle champion.	Hawick, Scotland	Helicopter	Crashed near a remote farmhouse. 1 killed.
6-Jun-03	Jesica Kaplan	Los Angeles, California	Beechcraft Bonanza	The plane nose-dived into a 15 unit apartment house shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Airport. All 4 aboard killed.
15:55	24, screenwriter		A36TV
			N1856P
			cn: EA-27
1-Feb-03	Rick Husband, 45	Over north central Texas	Space Shuttle Columbia	Disintegrated over north central Texas at 200,000 feet as it was approaching the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a landing. All 7 astronauts aboard were killed.
8:00	William McCool, 40 Michael Anderson, 42 Kalpana Chawla, 41 David Brown, 46
	Laurel Clark, 41
	IIlan Ramon, 47
	Crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia
13-Nov-02	Henry Howard Taylor	San Andreas, California	Beechcraft Bonanza	The plane experienced engine failure while attempting to climb out after taking off. The aircraft went into a right turn and crashed into a bed of rocks in an otherwise grassy field. Two of 3 aboard killed.
13:09	70, satellite TV broadcasting pioneer		A36TC
			N32FW
			cn:EA-16
31-Oct-02	Lionel Poilâne	Bay of Cancale, Brittany, France	Helicopter	The helicopter which Poilâne was flying crashed into the bay after fog rolled in affecting his visibility to land. He was on the way to his home on Ile des Rimains, His wife Irena was also killed. 2 killed.
31-Oct-02	57, famous French baker President of the French helicopter association	Bay of Cancale, Brittany, France	Agusta 109
25-Oct-02	Paul Wellstone	Eveleth, Minnesota	King Air A100	Crashed 2 miles from Eveleth Municipal Airport while attempting to land in freezing rain and light snow. Wellstone, along with his wife, daughter and 3 staff members killed while campaigning. Pilot error in flying the plane too slowly on the approach until it stalled. All 8 aboard killed.
10:20	54, Minnesota Senator		N41BE
			cn:B-245
11-Aug-02	Galen Rowell	Bishop, California	Aero Commander	The couple were returning from an Arctic trip when the plane crashed 2 miles from Bishop Airport. All 4 aboard killed.
8:24	61,		AC-690A
	Barbara Rowell		N690TB
	54,		cn:11109
	Nature photographers
1-Jun-02	Hansie Cronje	George, South Africa	Airquarius Aviation	Croje was the lone passenger aboard the private postal service plane when it crashed into mountains after a missed landing attempt in poor weather. Croje caught a lift on the plane after missing his scheduled SAA flight. Croje was banned from playing cricket after a bribery scandal in 2000.
6:45	32, former South African Cricket captain		Hawker Siddeley HS-748-372
			ZS-OJU
			cn:1782
24-Nov-01	Melanie Thornton	Birchwil, Switzerland	Crossair	The plane crashed while attempting to land in rain and snow , 5.5 miles from Zurich Airport. 24 of 33 aboard, killed.
22:08	34, American pop singer		Flight 3597
	Maria Serano Serano		Avro RJ100
	Nathaly van het Ende		HB-IMX
	both 27, members of the pop-music trio, Passion Fruit.		cn:E-3291
11-Sep-01	Barbara Olsen	Arlington, Virginia	American Airlines	The plane was hijacked by terrorists and deliberately crashed into the Pentagon.
9:45	46, CNN/Fox commentator		Flight 77
			Boeing B-757
			N644AA
			cn:24602/365
11-Sep-01	Garnet "Ace" Bailey	New York, New York	United Airlines	The plane was hijacked by terrorists and deliberately crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center.
9:03	53, former Boston Bruins hockey player. Scout for		Flight 175
	the LA. Kings.		Boeing B-767
			N612UA
			cn:21873/41
11-Sep-01	David Angell	New York, New York	American Airlines	The plane was hijacked by terrorists and deliberately crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
8:45	54, creator and executive producer of "Frasier"		Boeing B-767
	Berry Berenson		Flight 11
	53, actress and photographer		N334AA
			cn:22332/169
29-Aug-01	Graham "Shirley" Strachan	Mt. Archer, near Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia	Bell 47 helicopter	Severe turbulence led to loss of control of the helicopter Strachan was piloting, causing it to crash into a rugged mountainside. 1 killed.
16:00	49, Australian television and rock star	Mt. Archer, near Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia	Bell 47 helicopter
25-Aug-01	Aaliyah Haughton	Marsh Harbour, Bahamas	Cessna 402B	The aircraft crashed in flames past the end of the runway as the plane attempted to take off. All 9 aboard killed.
18:50	22, singer and actress		N8097W
			cn:402B1014
Jul 27,2001	Fernanda Vogel	Off Maresias, Brazil	Augusta 109 helicopter	The helicopter ditched into the ocean while attempting to land at Maresias and although all four survived the ditching only the co-pilot and Vogel's boyfriend were able to swim ashore. Vogel and the pilot drowned. 2 killed.
18:30	20, Brazilian fashion model	Off Maresias, Brazil	PP-MPA
8-Jul-01	Capt. Rolim Adolfo Amaro	Near Juan Peter Caballero, Paraguay	Robinson R-44 helicopter	Lost power from a height of 2,000 ft. and crashed to the ground. Amaro, was piloting the helicopter, was killed along with his secretary/girlfriend Patrícia dos Santos Silva. 2 killed.
9:30	58, President and founder of the Brazilian airline TAM	Near Juan Peter Caballero, Paraguay	ZP-HRM
22-May-01	Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson	Manvel, Texas	Wittman Tailwind W8 experimental	Cartwheeled and crashed into trees as the pilot practiced takeoff and landing maneuvers. Robertson died of her injuries 2 days after the accident. 1 killed.
18:00	38, astronaut	Manvel, Texas	N3GJ cn:GR 1
4-Apr-01	Ibrahim Shamsul-Din	Adar Yeil, Sudan	Antonov AN-24	Crashed on takeoff during a sandstorm, killing Sudan's deputy defense minister and 13 high-ranking military officers. 14 out of 30 killed.
4-Apr-01	Deputy Defense Minister of Sudan	Adar Yeil, Sudan	Antonov AN-24
27-Jan-01	Members of the Oklahoma State University basketball team	Byers, Colorado	Beech King Air 200	The aircraft banked sharply to the right and crashed on a farm in light snow shortly after taking off from Jefferson County Airport. Two members and six staffers of the Oklahoma State University basketball team killed along with 2 others.
17:27			N81PF
			cn:BB-158
16-Oct-00	Mel Carnahan	Hillsboro, Missouri	Cessna 335	Crashed into a densely wooded area in a high speed dive after reporting instrument problems. All three aboard killed, including an campaign aide and the governor's son who was piloting the aircraft.
19:32	66, Governor of Missouri		N8354N
			cn:335-0064
12-Oct-00	Gary McPherson	Kelowana, British Columbia	Piper PA-24-250 Comanche	McPherson who was piloting the plane, was not able to gain altitude while taking off from a grass strip at a lodge and crashed into trees. Flaps not extended. 3 of 4 aboard killed.
12-Oct-00	37, Colorado state Rep.	Kelowana, British Columbia	N6917P
6-Oct-00	Charles B. Yates	Edgartown, Massachusetts	Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A	Crashed while approaching the airport at Martha's Vineyard after receiving an altitude alert. Yates was piloting the plane and his wife an 2 children were also killed. All 4 aboard killed.
22:05	61, former state Senator from New Jersey	Edgartown, Massachusetts	N60BT
4-Aug-00	Thomas Allgood Sr.	Augusta, Georgia	Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage	Collided with a utility pole, bus stop and brick wall while attempting to take off. Overloaded. All 3 aboard including Allgood's wife, killed.
7:45	71, former Georgia State Senator	Augusta, Georgia	N198PM
2-Jul-00	Salvator Socrates	Palawan, Philippines	Fokker 50 GAF Nomad	Crashed after the military aircraft experienced engine trouble and tried to return to the airport. The pilot overshot the runway and crashed into the ocean. General Santiago Madrid also killed. All 12 aboard killed.
	Philippine Governor
	Santiago Madrid
	Philippine Air Force general
19-Jun-00	William "Bill" Papas	Nipmo Lake, British Columbia	de Havilland Beaver floatplane	Crashed into a lake while taking off on a fishing trip. Papas drowned while attempting to swim to shore in 40 degree water. 3 of 12 aboard killed.
19-Jun-00	72, artist and journalist	Nipmo Lake, British Columbia	de Havilland Beaver floatplane
2-Jun-00	Svyatoslav Fyodorov	Near Moscow, Russia	Helicopter	Mechanical failure. All 4 aboard killed.
2-Jun-00	72, Russian inventor who pioneered radial keratotomy surgery	Near Moscow, Russia	Helicopter	Mechanical failure. All 4 aboard killed.
16-Apr-00	Bishop Thomas Lobsinger	Near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory	Cessna 172	Piloted by Lobsinger, the aircraft crashed on Fox lake.
16-Apr-00	72, missionary	Near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory	Cessna 172	Piloted by Lobsinger, the aircraft crashed on Fox lake.