Air Crash Daily | 1985 Ricky Nelson Plane Crash News Reports @AirCrashDaily | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Accident Description: instagram.com/p/Cm1KG50Pm39/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE=
Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1609151693471768576?s=19
ATC Recording:
youtu.be/s9B5zhIkdXg?si=a_sBTAh05FYfBQgI
On ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ, a Douglas DC-3 (Reg. N711Y) was operating a domestic passenger flight from Guntersville to Dallas carrying 2 crew members and 7 passengers, among them American pop singer Ricky Nelson, his girlfriend Helen Blair as well as 5 members of his band 'The Stone Canyon'.
At 17:08:48, while cruising at 6,000 feet, a pilot of N711Y advised ATC, 'I think I'd like to turn around, head for Texarkana here, I've got a little problem.' He was provided a vector and advised of closest airports. Shortly after, he stated he would be unable to reach the airports. At 17:11:49, he said there was smoke in the cockpit. While landing in a field at 17:14, the plane hit wires and a pole then continued into trees where it was extensively damaged by impact and fire. The crew egressed thru the cockpit windows. The passengers did not escape.
During flight, the crew was unable to start the cabin heater; despite repeated attempts by the captain. Smoke then entered the cabin. Fresh air vents and cockpit windows were opened, but smoke became dense. The crew had difficulty seeing. The oxygen system and hand held fire extinguishers were not used. Fasteners for the heater door were found unfastened. Examination indicated the fire originated in the aft cabin area, right hand side, at or near the floor line. The ignition and fuel sources were not determined.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
Fuselage, cabin .. fire
Reason for occurrence undetermined
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐:
Fuselage,cabin .. smoke
Fuselage,crew compartment .. smoke
Emergency procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
Checklist .. not used
Oxygen system .. not used
Object .. wire,transmission
Object .. utility pole
Terrain condition .. tree(s)
Accident Description: instagram.com/p/Cm1KG50Pm39/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE=
Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1609151693471768576?s=19
ATC Recording:
youtu.be/s9B5zhIkdXg?si=a_sBTAh05FYfBQgI
On ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ, a Douglas DC-3 (Reg. N711Y) was operating a domestic passenger flight from Guntersville to Dallas carrying 2 crew members and 7 passengers, among them American pop singer Ricky Nelson, his girlfriend Helen Blair as well as 5 members of his band 'The Stone Canyon'.
At 17:08:48, while cruising at 6,000 feet, a pilot of N711Y advised ATC, 'I think I'd like to turn around, head for Texarkana here, I've got a little problem.' He was provided a vector and advised of closest airports. Shortly after, he stated he would be unable to reach the airports. At 17:11:49, he said there was smoke in the cockpit. While landing in a field at 17:14, the plane hit wires and a pole then continued into trees where it was extensively damaged by impact and fire. The crew egressed thru the cockpit windows. The passengers did not escape.
During flight, the crew was unable to start the cabin heater; despite repeated attempts by the captain. Smoke then entered the cabin. Fresh air vents and cockpit windows were opened, but smoke became dense. The crew had difficulty seeing. The oxygen system and hand held fire extinguishers were not used. Fasteners for the heater door were found unfastened. Examination indicated the fire originated in the aft cabin area, right hand side, at or near the floor line. The ignition and fuel sources were not determined.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
Fuselage, cabin .. fire
Reason for occurrence undetermined
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐:
Fuselage,cabin .. smoke
Fuselage,crew compartment .. smoke
Emergency procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
Checklist .. not used
Oxygen system .. not used
Object .. wire,transmission
Object .. utility pole
Terrain condition .. tree(s)
