Maybe in General a while back I broached the topic of the safety...

Maybe in General a while back I broached the topic of the safety of "private" flying and gliding suggesting that if a friend invites you for a flight in his Cessna, on pure safety grounds, you should decline the invitation. Me? I'd jump at it.

Lately, while surfing youtube, i have come to realise how many singers, great and maybe not so great, have died on tour. I'm old enough to have danced to Buddy Holly when his hits were brand new but that's not the only time music died. Here's a list:

Pages in category "Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents"

The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

A

• Aaliyah
• Chris Austin

B

• The Big Bopper
• David Box

C

• Ronnie Caldwell
• Andy Chapin
• Buddy Clark
• Patsy Cline
• Cowboy Copas
• Jim Croce

D

• Marcel Dadi
• John Denver
• Dinho (singer)

G

• Cassie Gaines
• Steve Gaines
• Troy Gentry
• Keith Green

H

• Hawkshaw Hawkins
• David Hogan (composer)
• Buddy Holly

J

• Anna Jantar
• Phalon Jones

L

• Tina Lawton

M

• Marília Mendonça
• Glenn Miller

N

• Ricky Nelson

R

• Otis Redding
• Jim Reeves
• Randy Rhoads
• Stan Rogers

S

• Annette Snell
• Kenneth Spencer (singer)
• Shirley Strachan

T

• Melanie Thornton

V

• Ritchie Valens
• Ronnie Van Zant
• Stevie Ray Vaughan

Y

• Bruce Yarnell