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Excerts from a CNN news report of his death. October 13, 1997
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SALINAS, California (CNN) -- Singer and songwriter John Denver, whose '70 hits such as "Rocky Mountain High" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" gained him worldwide fame, was killed Sunday when his small aircraft plunged into Monterey Bay, officials said Monday. He was 53. His remains were positively identified by the Monterey County Coroner's Office through fingerprints obtained from the state of Colorado, Monterey County Sheriff Norman Hicks said. The National Transportation Safety Board was pursuing details on the cause of the crash itself, while the sheriff's coroners will be investigating the circumstances surrounding the cause of death, he said. Denver was piloting the two-seat light plane along the California coast when the engine failed shortly after 5 p.m., plunging him into ocean waters just past Monterey Bay. He was believed to be the sole person on board the single-engine fiberglass plane, which he owned. It was considered an experimental aircraft, said Pacific Grove police Lt. Carl Miller. It took officials several hours to positively identify Denver's remains.
Denver owned a home on Monterey Peninsula, a coastal area south of San Francisco, and visited the area often, Hicks said. Lt. Dave Allard, spokesman for the Monterey County sheriff's department, said an autopsy would be conducted Monday. Toxicology tests, standard for fatal crashes, also will be conducted, he said. Teri Martell, whose sister Annie was the singer's first wife, had told CNN early Monday that Denver "was a very experienced pilot." Martell said Annie was told he was practicing taking off and landing when the accident occurred. Born Henry John Deutschendorf, Denver traveled throughout his childhood. After studying architecture at Texas Tech, he went west in 1965 to pursue a career in Folk Music. Standup comics and newspaper cartoonists leapt on a 1988 "Aviation Week & Space Technology" report that Denver asked Soviet space officials to launch him to the Mir space station. The cash-strapped Soviets were reportedly considering the idea, with a price of $10 million.
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Who died with John Denver?
Nobody, John Denver was alone when his plane crashed into the sea.
Did john Denver kill himself?
John Denver died in a plane crash, on the 12th of October, 1997. His Experimental Long-EZ plane crashed into the Pacific nr. Pacific Grove, CA. John Denver died as a result of a plane crash. He was a avid flyer and was flying an experimental plane when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Did John Denver die in the Pacific ocean?
Yes. On October 12, 1997, Denver was killed at the age of 53 when his Experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane, aircraft registration number N555JD, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Pacific Grove, California.
Was the plane John Denver was flying at his death his own?
It was, in fact Denver had just purchased it from the man who had built it.
What year did John Denver die?
John Denver died on October 13, 1997. He was 53 years old. So currently, for 13 years.
Did John Denver's plane hit a mountain or the ocean?
John Denver's plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Who died with John Denver?
Nobody, John Denver was alone when his plane crashed into the sea.
Did john Denver kill himself?
John Denver died in a plane crash, on the 12th of October, 1997. His Experimental Long-EZ plane crashed into the Pacific nr. Pacific Grove, CA. John Denver died as a result of a plane crash. He was a avid flyer and was flying an experimental plane when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Did John Denver die in the Pacific ocean?
Yes. On October 12, 1997, Denver was killed at the age of 53 when his Experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane, aircraft registration number N555JD, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Pacific Grove, California.
What happened to Denver?
Sadly, he died in a plane crash. But I will forever love his music. No, the question was what "really" happened to John Denver. If his plane crashed and he didn't switch the tanks, why wouldn't John Denver know to switch the tanks" John Denver is known to be very smart. Why couldn't or didn't he switch his tanks, or what is the real story? I heard that the tanks weren't switched.
Im leaving on a jet plane?
Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver
Was the plane John Denver was flying at his death his own?
It was, in fact Denver had just purchased it from the man who had built it.
Who sang Leaving on a Jet Plane?
It's a John Denver song
How did John Denver die?
His wife and he were killed in the plane crash on October 12, 1997.
Was the plane that crashed in 2001 traveling to or from margarita?
The plane that crashed in 2001, specifically the American Airlines Flight 587, was traveling to the Dominican Republic from New York City. It was not traveling to or from Margarita, which is in Venezuela. The flight crashed shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 12, 2001.
A singer died in a 1997 plane crash shares it name with a state capital?
John Denver
What year did John Denver die?
John Denver died on October 13, 1997. He was 53 years old. So currently, for 13 years.
