ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4162
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 1973 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E18S |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Airways |
| Registration: | N50JR |
| MSN: | BA176 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Natchitoches, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | KIER |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Charter flight N50JR Beech E18S pilot with ATPL and over 14,000 hours - 2000+ in Beech 18's, departed in fog, aircraft delayed climb for unknown reasons, and collided with the only tree near the end of the runway.
Singer Jim Croce (30) killed, who just finished singing at a concert at Prather Colliseum 1 hour prior to crash. Also killed were his publicist Kenny Cortese, guitarist Maury Muehleisen, road manager Dennis Rast, comedian George Stevens and pilot Robert Elliot (57).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=84416&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-May-2010 23:46 | petpad | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2012 06:17 | bizjets101 | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2015 14:08 | rgferrell | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2018 21:27 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2018 21:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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