Patsy cline biography plane crash

accident which killed Patsy Cline

On March 5, , American country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in an airplane crash near Camden, Tennessee, United States, along with pilot Randy Hughes.

The accident occurred as the three artists were returning home to Nashville, Tennessee, after performing in Kansas City, Kansas.

Shortly after takeoff from a refueling stop, Hughes lost control of the small Piper PA Comanche while flying in low-visibility conditions, and crashed into a wooded area, leaving no survivors.

Patsy cline biography plane crash

Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by the non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to operate under visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions.

Accident

Around 2&#;pm on Tuesday, March 5, , the Piper Comanche, piloted by Randy Hughes, departed Fairfax Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Kansas.

It was operating as an unscheduled cross-country passenger flight under visual flight rule