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American pop singer Ricky Nelson died during the crash-landing of his band’s aircraft on December 31, 1985. The plane, a Douglas DC-3, was brought down mid-flight outside De Kalb, Texas, by a fire that rapidly spread from a suspected faulty in-cabin heater.
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Nov 16, 2009 · Former teen idol Rick Nelson was killed in a plane fire on December 31, 1985, while flying to a New Year's Eve show in Dallas. He was the first pop star to cross over from the Nielsen charts to the Billboard charts and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Blair died with Nelson in the airplane fire. Her name was never mentioned at Nelson's funeral. Blair's parents wanted their daughter buried next to Nelson at Forest Lawn Cemetery, but Harriet Nelson dismissed the idea. The Blairs refused to bury Helen's remains and filed a $2 million wrongful death suit against Nelson's estate.
Jan 1, 1986 · The plane was bound for Love Field in Dallas when it went down at 5:16 P.M. according to Mitch Barket, a Federal Aviation Admistration spokesman.
Jan 1, 1986 · Rick Nelson, who grew up in millions of American living rooms on his parents’ “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” television show and then became a teen-age rock ‘n’ roll idol, was killed with...
May 29, 1987 · WASHINGTON — The airplane crash that killed singer Rick Nelson and six others was caused by a fire that started in the cabin but apparently was not ignited by passengers using drugs, National...
Apr 19, 2024 · May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. Died: December 31, 1985, De Kalb, Texas (aged 45) Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (1986) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. David Nelson (left) and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
