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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 · While the two pilots of the plane would survive their attempted emergency landing in a field outside De Kalb, Texas, all seven passengers on board were killed, including the first pop star to cross...
Death. On December 31, 1985, Nelson died when the Douglas DC-3 on which he was a passenger crashed into trees, poles, and electrical wires, when it attempted to make an emergency landing while in flight between Guntersville, Alabama, and Dallas, Texas, where he was to perform a New Year's Eve concert. [ 94]
Jan 1, 1986 · Ricky Nelson, who gained childhood fame on his parents' radio and television programs and went on to became one of rock-and-roll's earliest teen-age idols, was killed today along with his fiancee...
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 · 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 Transportation...
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Jul 29, 1986 · WASHINGTON -- The fiery plane crash that killed singer Rick Nelson and six other people last winter followed attempts bythe crew to deal with an overtaxed heater, documents from a federal safety...
May 28, 1987 · Federal investigators concluded today the 1985 New Year Eve plane crash that killed singer Rick Nelson and six other people was caused by a fire around a heater--not by free-basing of cocaine.
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Jan 17, 1986 · Nelson, his fiancee, Helen Blair, and five members of Nelson's band were killed Dec. 31 when their private plane caught fire and crashed in DeKalb, Texas on the way to a New...
Jan 3, 1986 · A smoke-filled plane carrying Ricky Nelson, his fiancee and five band members made a good landing in an East Texas pasture, then burned, officials said tonight.