ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263619
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1963 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7000P |
| MSN: | 24-2144 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 5 mi W of Camden, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dyersburg, TN |
| Cornelia Fort Airport, TN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The non-instrument rated pilot attempted a visual flight in adverse weather conditions until he crashed the plane in a wooded, swampy area after loss of control. Pilot Randy Hughes, Randy Hughes Agency, Nashville, TN. Passengers: Country singer Patsy Cline (30), Harold Franklin Hawkins, and Lloyd Estel Copas.
Sources:
https://www.angelfire.com/music5/archives/ClineNTSB.html
Youngstown Vindicator 6 March 1963, p1
Aviation History Autumn 2022 Issue article "Another day the music died" by Tom LeCompte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2021 18:51 | TB | Added |
| 17-Jun-2021 19:48 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Dec-2021 10:54 | JohnT | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 11-May-2022 06:27 | PolandMoment | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2022 05:53 | YL | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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