Celebrity plane crashes (original) (raw)
The following links provide information on plane crashes involving celebrities. These crashes, both fatal and non-fatal, involve personal aircraft or commercial aircraft, and may involve celebrities and other noteworthy people from the worlds of film, politics, music, sports, and entertainment.
Sports
| Former NBA player Kobe Bryant | 26 January 2020 |
|---|---|
| NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 15 August 2019 |
| Premier League forward Emiliano Sala | 21 January 2019 |
| Former MLB pitcher Roy "Doc" Halladay | 7 November 2017 |
| Former Nets owner Lewis Katz | 31 May 2014 |
| Oklahoma State University | 2001 and 2011 |
| New York Yankee Cory Lidle | 11 October 2006 |
| NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol | 28 November 2004 |
| St. Louis Cardinal Coach Tony La Russa | 21 January 2004 |
| Golfer Payne Stewart | 25 October 1999 |
Entertainment
| Harrison Ford | 1999, 2000, 2015, and 2017 |
|---|---|
| Singer Troy Gentry | 8 September 2017 |
| Composer James Horner | 22 June 2015 |
| Singer Jenni Rivera | 9 December 2012 |
| Travis Barker (Blink-182) | 19 September 2008 |
| Singer Melanie Thornton | 24 November 2001 |
| Singer Aaliyah | 25 August 2001 |
| Sandra Bullock | 20 December 2000 |
| Patrick Swayze | 1 June 2000 |
| Barry Sonnenfeld | 16 February 1999 |
| John Denver | 12 October 1997 |
Politics and government
| Polish President Lech Kaczynski | 10 April 2010 |
|---|---|
| Rev. Sun Myung Moon | 19 July 2008 |
| Senator Barack Obama | 12 January 2008 |
| Senator Paul Wellstone | 25 October 2002 |
| Astronaut Patricia Robertson | 22 May 2001 |
| John F. Kennedy, Jr. | 16 July 1999 |
Related resources
Plane crashes of major world leaders
Plane crashes of major American political figures
NASA astronauts
Historical celebrity crashes
Celebrity plane crashes
http://www.airsafe.com/events/celebs.htm -- Revised: 26 January 2020