Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
22
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn 
- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Album:
Died in an airplane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Michael James Adams
Nickname(s):
Mike
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
37
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus 
- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Astronaut/test pilot. Missions:
. The first American space mission fatality, according to the United States definition. Reached a peak altitude of 266,000 feet (81 km) then crashed.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Charles Arthur Bassett II
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
34
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut. Died in a plane crash.
Died in the same crash with:
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Berinthia Berenson
Also Known As:
Berinthia Perkins
Berry Berenson Perkins
Nickname(s):
Berry
Death Date:
Relationships:
wife of
mother of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Movie:
Died when the Flight 11 plane crashed into the World Trade Center - she was a passenger.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Manley Lanier Carter Jr.
Nickname(s):
Sonny
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut. Died in a plane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Vernon Castle Blythe
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
30
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than Irene Castle by 5 years.
Brief Facts:
Husband/wife dance team. He died in a military plane crash (he was a flight instructor) just before the end of World War I.
Subject of movie:
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Samuel Goldberg
Also Known As:
Sam Goldberg
Nickname(s):
The Contented Crooner
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
38
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo 
- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Popular singer, often recorded with:
Songs:
Died in a plane crash October 1, 1949 - plane ran out of fuel or the fuel line clogged, and crashed in Los Angeles trying to land on Beverly Boulevard.
He died an hour later; all others aboard survived.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Lloyd Estel Copas
Death Date:
Relationships:
father of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Grand Ole Opry. Fiddle and guitar.
Album:
Song:
Died in the same plane crash that killed:
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Died in plane crash.
Songs:
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1996.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 24 October 2014.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
James Stephen Fossett
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
63
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Millionaire adventurer. Swam the English Channel. First nonstop balloon flight around the world. First nonstop solo airplane flight around the world without refueling, March 3, 2005. Died in a plane crash, not found for over a year.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 2007.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Theodore Cordy Freeman
Also Known As:
Theodore C. Freeman
Nickname(s):
Ted
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut. Died in a plane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Also Known As:
Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
34, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces 
- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
First human to orbit the Earth, a single orbit, on 12 April 1961, aboard
. Died in an airplane crash, a MiG-15 training jet.
International Space Hall of Fame.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Cassie LaRue Gaines
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
29
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
older sister of
Older than Steve Gaines by 1 year.
Brief Facts:
Backup vocals in group:
for band:
Song:
Died in a plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi when plane ran out of fuel.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Troy Lee Gentry
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
47
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries 
- the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Duo:
Album:
Songs:
Died in a helicopter crash in New Jersey.
Grand Ole Opry as a member of
Montgomery Gentry.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Wolodia Grajonca
Nickname(s):
Wolfgang
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
60
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Changed name after coming to New York after World War II. His mother was killed in Auschwitz. A rock concert producer and promoter.
Movie:
Killed in a helicopter crash.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Stanley David Griggs
Also Known As:
S. David Griggs
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
49
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo 
- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Flew shuttle Discovery,
. First unscheduled EVA. Died in a plane crash flying a World War II vintage training aircraft doing stunts.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Harold Franklin Hawkins
Nickname(s):
The Hawk
Eleven Yards of Personality
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius 
- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than Jean Shepard by 11 years.
Brief Facts:
Album:
Song:
Died in the same plane crash that killed:
Grand Ole Opry.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Kenneth Neil Hawks
Relationships:
brother of
husband of
brother of
Brief Facts:
Movie:
Died in a plane crash 1930.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Henry John Heinz III
Also Known As:
H. John Heinz III
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
52
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra 
- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Younger than Teresa Heinz Kerry by less than 1 year.
Brief Facts:
Republican House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977. US senator from Pennsylvania 1977 to his death in 1991. Died in a plane crash.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson
Brief Facts:
Medical doctor, astronaut. Died of injuries from a private plane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
James Roy Horner
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
61
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movies:
Died in a plane crash piloting a single engine craft he owned.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Leslie Howard Steiner
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
50
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movies:
He was shot down by Luftwaffe fighter planes in a flight over the Bay of Biscay. Name changed by deed poll 1920.
Theater Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6550 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Ramsey D. Hughes
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
34
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Relationships:
husband of
Brief Facts:
Manager for:
Not instrument rated, piloted plane in a storm, plane crashed near Camden, Tennessee.
Killed, with Cline,:
(his father in-law.)
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Younger than John Kennedy Jr. by 5 years.
Brief Facts:
Publicist for:
Died in a plane crash with her husband and older sister
Lauren Bessette
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr.
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
29, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
uncle of
older brother of
Older than Edward Kennedy by 16 years.
older brother of
Older than Eunice Kennedy Shriver by 5 years.
older brother of
Older than Jean Kennedy Smith by 12 years.
older brother of
Older than John Kennedy by 1 year.
uncle of
great uncle of
son of
uncle of
great uncle of
great uncle of
uncle of
uncle of
older brother of
Older than Patricia Kennedy Lawford by 8 years.
great uncle of
older brother of
Older than Robert Kennedy by 10 years.
son of
great uncle of
older brother of
Older than Rosemary Kennedy by 3 years.
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Bomber pilot during World War II. Killed when his plane exploded in flight - it had a load of explosives and was planned to be crashed as a bomb.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
Nickname(s):
John-John
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
38
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
younger brother of
Younger than Caroline Kennedy by 2 years.
husband of
Older than Carolyn Bessette Kennedy by 5 years.
nephew of
nephew of
son of
nephew of
son of
uncle of
nephew of
grandson of
first cousin of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin of
first cousin of
nephew of
first cousin once removed of
nephew of
grandson of
uncle of
nephew of
nephew of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Died in a plane crash - he was pilot.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut. Plane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Jerry Lon Litton
Brief Facts:
Had just won a primary - died in a plane crash with wife and 2 kids.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Jane Alice Peters
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Younger than Clark Gable by 7 years.
ex-wife of
Younger than William Powell by 16 years.
Brief Facts:
Movie:
(1936.) Died in a plane crash.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Dino Paul Martin Jr.
Also Known As:
Dean-Paul Martin
Dino Martin Jr.
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
35
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio 
- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
son of
ex-husband of
Older than Dorothy Hamill by 4 years.
ex-husband of
Younger than Olivia Hussey by less than 1 year.
older brother of
Older than Ricci Martin by 1 year.
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Tennis pro. Singer with Desi Arnaz IV.
Movie:
Died in a plane crash - a National Guard jet.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Lawrence Patton McDonald
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
48
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Flight surgeon in the Navy. Democratic US Representative from Georgia 7th district. Killed as a passenger on a Korean Airlines shot down over the Soviet Union.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Thurman Lee Munson
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
32
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini 
- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Pitcher for team:
Died in a plane crash. He was pilot.
Yankee Stadium Monument Park 1980.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Eric Hilliard Nelson
Also Known As:
Ricky Nelson
Nickname(s):
Ricky
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
younger brother of
Younger than David Nelson by 3 years.
father of
son of
ex-husband of
Older than Kristin Harmon by 5 years.
father of
son of
father of
by adoption uncle of
father of
Ancestors:
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Died in a plane crash.
Songs:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1515 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
Palm Springs Walk of Stars:
A star at 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 27 March 1994.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Grady Lee Nutt
Also Known As:
Rev. Grady Nutt
Nickname(s):
The Prime Minister of Television
Death Date:
Brief Facts:
TV show:
Baptist minister.
Died in a plane crash at Vineland, Alabama.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Robert Franklyn Overmyer
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
59
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer 
- the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shuttle flight
as pilot. Shuttle mission
, with
. Died in a plane crash, a light plane he was testing.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
William Henry Andrew Frederick
Also Known As:
William of Gloucester
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
30
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
great grandson of
third cousin of
first cousin twice removed of
great great grandson of
first cousin twice removed of
third cousin of
first cousin once removed of
nephew of
first cousin once removed of
second cousin once removed of
second cousin once removed of
second cousin twice removed of
second cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
third cousin of
great grandson of
grandson of
nephew of
second cousin of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin once removed of
great great grandson of
third cousin of
grandson of
nephew of
first cousin twice removed of
second cousin once removed of
second cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
great great grandson of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin of
first cousin once removed of
nephew of
first cousin twice removed of
son of
first cousin of
second cousin once removed of
older brother of
Older than Prince Richard of Gloucester by 2 years.
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin of
second cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin of
first cousin twice removed of
grand nephew of
second cousin once removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin of
third cousin of
great great grandson of
second cousin twice removed of
first cousin twice removed of
first cousin twice removed of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Eldest son of Duke of Gloucester. Died in light plane crash. He was pilot.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Count Lance von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow
Relationships:
son of
first cousin once removed of
grand nephew of
grandson of
great grandson of
grandson of
ex-husband of
son of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Heir, playboy. Died in a plane crash 1972.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Randall William Rhoads
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
25
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Guitarist.
Co-founder of band:
Played with:
Died in a private plane crash in Florida when the pilot buzzed too close to the tour bus and clipped it.
Guitar Center RockWalk 2004.
International Guitar Hall of Fame.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.
Also Known As:
J.P. Richardson
J. P. Richardson
Jay P. Richardson
Nickname(s):
Big Bopper
The Big Bopper
Jape
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
28
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Song:
Died in a plane crash with:
Composed for others sons:
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2004.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame 1997.
Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2008.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Dolores Janney Rivera
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
43
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
TV series:
Album:
Died in a plane crash in Mexico.
Las Vegas Walk of Stars:
A star at MGM Hotel; ceremony: 1 July 2011.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
William Penn Adair Rogers
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
55
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
father of
father of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Silent films, then talkies.
Movie:
Texas Jack's wild west show. Philosopher. Known for funny one-liners. Mayor of Beverly Hills.
Died in a plane crash in Alaska with:
Theater Hall of Fame.
Texas Trail of Fame 1997.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1932.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1977.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6401 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
A star at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Elliot McKay See Jr.
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
38
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut.
Died in a plane crash with:
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Natalie Garaventi
Also Known As:
Dolly Sinatra
Nickname(s):
Dolly
Relationships:
wife of
mother of
grandmother of
grandmother of
grandmother of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Died in a plane crash. Active in Democratic politics.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Samantha Reed Smith
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
13
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Ten years old, wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov asking why he wanted nuclear war. The Soviet Union issued a stamp in her honor. Died in a plane crash. Called a "Goodwill Ambassador."
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Stephen Douglas Thorne
Death Date:
Brief Facts:
In training as an astronaut. Died in a private plane crash.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Avrom Hirsh Goldbogen
Also Known As:
Mike Todd
Nickname(s):
Mike
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
1
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius 
- the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Younger than Elizabeth Taylor by 24 years.
ex-husband of
Younger than Joan Blondell by 50 years.
Brief Facts:
Film and theatre producer. Started the businesses which created the Cinerama and the Todd-AO processes. Died in a plane crash.
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Beryl Heischuber
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age:
39 or 40
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movie:
Died in a plane crash at Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. Boyfriend
Earl Carroll
also killed.
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Clifton Curtis Williams Jr.
Brief Facts:
Trained to be an astronaut. Died in a plane crash.