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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.
Nov 16, 2009 · Former teen idol Rick Nelson dies in plane crash in De Kalb, Texas, on December 31, 1985.
Jan 1, 1986 · The plane crashed in a wooded area near De Kalb, about 35 miles west of Texarkana. Mr. Cox said the plane was on a flight from Guntersville, Ala., where Mr. Nelson's band had played a...
Dec 31, 2015 · DE KALB, Texas (Reuters) - For years, pieces of the DC-3 airplane that crash-landed and burned, killing child TV star and rock legend Ricky Nelson 30 years ago Thursday, rested in a barn...
Jan 1, 1986 · Rick Nelson Killed in Plane Crash : Singer Became Teen-Age Idol on 'Ozzie and Harriet' Show - Los Angeles Times. Advertisement. Music. Rick Nelson Killed in Plane Crash : Singer...
Ricky Nelson. Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist.
