Famous crashes
This is not a gossip feed. Each entry is a famous person who died in a plane crash, with date, aircraft, location, and a citable source. Open investigations are labeled clearly — we never guess the cause.
100 famous crashes · 100 linked to aircraft safety pages · Data at /api/celebrities
Musician
Rio helicopter mid-air collision (PR-DJJ / PP-MAC) · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Helicopter mid-air collision with Bell 206B JetRanger III (PP-MAC). Brazilian reporting places Tree aboard the Esquilo (PR-DJJ). CENIPA investigation ongoing — not a drone/UAS event.
Aircraft profile
Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Eurocopter
Turboprop · score 73
Author / church founder
Percy Priest Lake Citation crash · Percy Priest Lake, Tennessee, United States
Same crash as Joe Lara.
Aircraft profile
CESSNA
CESSNA
Piston / GA · score 52
Actor
Percy Priest Lake Citation crash · Percy Priest Lake, Tennessee, United States
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures star.
Aircraft profile
CESSNA
CESSNA
Piston / GA · score 52
Basketball player
Calabasas helicopter crash · Calabasas, California, United States
Same crash as Kobe Bryant.
Aircraft profile
Sikorsky S-76B
Sikorsky
Helicopter · score 72
Basketball player
Calabasas helicopter crash · Calabasas, California, United States
Promoted incident page exists.
Aircraft profile
Sikorsky S-76B
Sikorsky
Helicopter · score 72
Footballer
Sala Cardiff transfer flight · English Channel, United Kingdom
Carbon monoxide poisoning finding.
Aircraft profile
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Piper
Piston / GA · score 38
Football club owner
Leicester City helicopter crash · Leicester, United Kingdom
Leicester City owner.
Aircraft profile
AND
AND
Turboprop · score 56
Musician
Medford helicopter crash · Medford, New Jersey, United States
Montgomery Gentry half of duo.
Aircraft profile
SCHWEIZER 269C
SCHWEIZER
Turboprop · score 38
Radio host
Reagan Cessna crash · California, United States
Son of President Reagan.
Aircraft profile
CESSNA 182
CESSNA
Piston / GA · score 38
Business executive
Bedford Gulfstream overrun · Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Philadelphia media owner.
Aircraft profile
Gulfstream IV
Gulfstream
Commercial jet · score 85
Musician
Rivera Learjet crash · Iturbide, Mexico
Regional Mexican music star.
Aircraft profile
LEARJET 25
LEARJET
Turboprop · score 38
President of Poland
Smolensk Tu-154 crash · Smolensk, Russia
Head-of-state accident.
Aircraft profile
Tupolev Tu-154M
Tupolev
Turboprop · score 38
Rally driver
McRae helicopter crash · Lanark, United Kingdom
World Rally Champion.
Aircraft profile
EUROCOPTER AS350
EUROCOPTER
Turboprop · score 38
Adventurer
Fossett Decathlon crash · Sierra Nevada, California, United States
Record-setting aviator.
Aircraft profile
(Canadian Coast Guard)
(Canadian
Turboprop · score 77
Baseball player
Lidle Cirrus NYC crash · New York City, United States
Yankees pitcher; urban GA accident.
Aircraft profile
CIRRUS SR20
CIRRUS
Piston / GA · score 38