Ricky Nelson
Date: | December 31, 1985 |
Location: | De Kalb, Texas |
Aircraft: | Douglas DC-3 |
Reg: | N711Y |
Airline: | Private |
Flight No: | - |
Fatalities: | 9 : 7 |
Remains of a DC-3 in which Ricky Nelson and members of his Stone Canyon band were killed. Smoke in the cockpit and cabin from a faulty cabin heater caused the pilots to make a crash landing in a field. |