On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album, I Got a Name, was released, Croce, Muehleisen, and four others died in a plane …

Jun 5, 2025 · Jim Croce died in a plane crash more than 50 years ago. Determining what caused the 1973 crash is challenging. This episode also covers an event where no one was flying a …

Oct 25, 1973 · Natchitoches, La. — Pop singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, was killed September 20th when the single-engine plane in which he and five others were riding hit a tree on takeoff.

It scraped the top of a pecan tree, catching a wing and crashed to the ground. Pilot failed to see/avoid objects, obstructions. Pilot had severe coronary artery disease. Ran 3 miles from …

Nov 8, 2023 · Jim Croce’s cause of death is heart-wrenching as he and five others were killed in an airplane crash. In that, he became one of many that the world lost in this tragic way with …

Sep 18, 2023 · Less than an hour after leaving the stage, Croce, Muehleisen, Stevens, agent Kenneth D. Cortose, road manager Dennis Rast and airplane pilot Robert N. Elliott were all …

- The pilot had severe coronary artery disease and ran from motel to near airport, about three miles.

On September 20, 1973, Jim Croce and five other people were killed when their small aircraft took off from the Natchitoches Regional Airport and hit a large pecan tree.

Sep 20, 2023 · However, an incident - which was later described as a pilot error - led to a tragic crash when the plane failed to clear a pecan tree while taking off. The then-30-year-old singer …

Sep 20, 2023 · Jim Croce's life was tragically cut short on Sept. 20, 1973, in a plane crash after a Louisiana concert.