| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 28, 1971 |
| Time: | 1108 |
| Location: | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Operator: | Private |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Atlanta, GA - Martinsville, VA |
| AC Type: | Aero Commander 680E |
| Registration: | N601JJ |
| cn / ln: | 491-161 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight crashed into the side of a mountain during a thunderstorm. Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions. Entered instrument weather at too low an altitude to clear mountain. World War II hero and western movie star Audie Murphy, 46, killed. |
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