Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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This video gives a brief explanation of the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughan and four others shortly after midnight on August 27, 1990 in Wisconsin.

I made a mistake using Google Earth. I inadvertently showed Chicago O'Hare International Airport, when I meant to show Chicago Midway International Airport. The correct coordinates for Chicago Midway International Airport are below. Midway International was actually the final destination of their flight.

Liftoff Location:

(42.7371284, -88.4331983)

Impact Location:

(42.7320443, -88.4253519)

Chicago Midway International Airport:

(41.7850498, -87.7518773)