Ricky Nelson 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. |