How horrible. An air show stuntwoman and her pilot tragically died on June 22 in Dayton, Ohio when their plane suddenly crashed to the ground and burst into flames.
The crowd at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio on June 22 looked away in horror as the small plane carrying wing walker Jane Wicker, 44, plunged to the ground, killing both her and the pilot, Charlie Schwenker, 64.
Jane Wicker & Pilot Die In Tragic Air Show Crash
“They were too low and too slow,” aviation photographer Ian Hoyt told The Associated Press. “Before I knew it, they hit the ground.” Ian, who is also a licensed pilot, stated that it appeared the plane stalled and didn’t have enough air speed.
Another eyewitness, Thanh Tran, said that he noticed a look of concern on Jane’s face right before the plane went down: “She looked very scared. Then the airplane crashed on the ground.
The crowd at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio on June 22 looked away in horror as the small plane carrying wing walker Jane Wicker, 44, plunged to the ground, killing both her and the pilot, Charlie Schwenker, 64.
Jane Wicker & Pilot Die In Tragic Air Show Crash
“They were too low and too slow,” aviation photographer Ian Hoyt told The Associated Press. “Before I knew it, they hit the ground.” Ian, who is also a licensed pilot, stated that it appeared the plane stalled and didn’t have enough air speed.
Another eyewitness, Thanh Tran, said that he noticed a look of concern on Jane’s face right before the plane went down: “She looked very scared. Then the airplane crashed on the ground.
- 6/23/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Tweeting frequently, the wing walker was extremely enthusiastic for her stunt performance at the Vectren Air Show on June 22. Little did she know it would be her last.
Jane Wicker, 44, and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, 64, died in a tragic biplane accident during Jane’s wing walking exhibition at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio on June 22. The violent crash and subsequent fiery explosion took their lives while the crowd watched in horror. The only thing that could make the accident more devastating, is the pure excitement Jane had going into the performance, which she expressed on her Twitter.
Jane Wicker Dies In Air Show Accident: Her Last Tweets
Jane, who has been performing wing walking stunts for over 10 years, was clearly excited to put on a show in Dayton. You can feel her enthusiasm and joy just by reading her Twitter feed.
“Ahhhh!!! Felt good to get back on the wing.
Jane Wicker, 44, and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, 64, died in a tragic biplane accident during Jane’s wing walking exhibition at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio on June 22. The violent crash and subsequent fiery explosion took their lives while the crowd watched in horror. The only thing that could make the accident more devastating, is the pure excitement Jane had going into the performance, which she expressed on her Twitter.
Jane Wicker Dies In Air Show Accident: Her Last Tweets
Jane, who has been performing wing walking stunts for over 10 years, was clearly excited to put on a show in Dayton. You can feel her enthusiasm and joy just by reading her Twitter feed.
“Ahhhh!!! Felt good to get back on the wing.
- 6/23/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington has died in a Palm Springs car crash. A Riverside County coroner's report says the 67-year-old Palm Springs resident wasn't wearing a seat belt when his car hit a retaining wall at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. He died at the scene. The Palm Springs Desert Sun reports that police don't believe alcohol or drugs were involved. A friend, Keith McCormick, tells the paper that Covington's wife, Lauren, suspects he had a stroke or heart attack before the accident. Covington replaced Spencer Dryden as the Airplane's drummer from 1970-72. Before that, he was with the...
- 6/6/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
So sad. The percussionist of the iconic 60s band Jefferson Airplane was killed on June 4 in a deadly car crash in Palm Springs, Calif. Joey was 67 years old.
Joey Covington, the longtime drummer of Jefferson Airplane, died tragically on June 4 in California when his car went off the road and collided head-on into a retaining wall.
Joey Covington Dies At 67
The 67-year-old drummer was not wearing a seatbelt during his accident and no other cars were involved, the Desert Sun reports. The vehicle reportedly hit a wall with such force that it went flying into an elevated driveway several feet above the crash site.
A guest of a nearby hotel tried to resuscitate the musician but was unsuccessful — Joey died at the scene of the crash.
Police do not believe that drugs or alcohol were involved. A friend of the drummer’s told the Desert Sun that Joey’s wife...
Joey Covington, the longtime drummer of Jefferson Airplane, died tragically on June 4 in California when his car went off the road and collided head-on into a retaining wall.
Joey Covington Dies At 67
The 67-year-old drummer was not wearing a seatbelt during his accident and no other cars were involved, the Desert Sun reports. The vehicle reportedly hit a wall with such force that it went flying into an elevated driveway several feet above the crash site.
A guest of a nearby hotel tried to resuscitate the musician but was unsuccessful — Joey died at the scene of the crash.
Police do not believe that drugs or alcohol were involved. A friend of the drummer’s told the Desert Sun that Joey’s wife...
- 6/6/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington died in a car crash in Palm Springs, Calif., this week. He was 67.
According to local newspaper the Desert Sun, Covington, who had not been wearing a seat belt, crashed his car into a retaining wall at a curve in the road on Tuesday. The impact reportedly propelled his Honda Civic onto an elevated driveway "several feet above the crash site."
A guest at a nearby hotel attempted to resuscitate Covington, but the musician died at the scene, the paper notes.
Covington, who played with Jefferson Airplane from 1970-72, was a self-taught drummer, Rolling Stone reports. Recently described as a "very kind, considerate [and] jovial" person by his friend -- and renowned drummer -- Alvin Taylor, Covington was also one of the founding members of the band Hot Tuna and a member of Jefferson Airplane successor Jefferson Starship.
On Wednesday, Jefferson Starship posted “Rest in peace,...
According to local newspaper the Desert Sun, Covington, who had not been wearing a seat belt, crashed his car into a retaining wall at a curve in the road on Tuesday. The impact reportedly propelled his Honda Civic onto an elevated driveway "several feet above the crash site."
A guest at a nearby hotel attempted to resuscitate Covington, but the musician died at the scene, the paper notes.
Covington, who played with Jefferson Airplane from 1970-72, was a self-taught drummer, Rolling Stone reports. Recently described as a "very kind, considerate [and] jovial" person by his friend -- and renowned drummer -- Alvin Taylor, Covington was also one of the founding members of the band Hot Tuna and a member of Jefferson Airplane successor Jefferson Starship.
On Wednesday, Jefferson Starship posted “Rest in peace,...
- 6/6/2013
- by Dominique Mosbergen
- Huffington Post
Joey Covington -- who played drums for the psychedelic 1960s band Jefferson Airplane -- was killed in Palm Springs Tuesday in a deadly car accident. He was 67.According to the Desert Sun, Covington was driving alone around 5pm when his Honda Civic left the road and crashed head-on into a retaining wall. The Riverside County coroner's report says Covington was not wearing a seat belt at the time. No other car was involved.Covington's vehicle...
- 6/6/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Joey Covington, the drummer who played with Jefferson Airplane from 1970 to 1972, passed away Tuesday. The 67-year-old musician was killed in a car accident in Palm Springs, Calif., per a local CBS station. Covington, the only passenger in the vehicle, was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene of the crash. Covington first helped found the rock group Hot Tuna in 1969 alongside Jefferson Airplane Members Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen. By 1970 he replaced Jefferson Airplanes drummer Spencer Dryden as a member of the group. According to a local station, Covington continued to perform locally in Palm Springs, often agreeing to do free gigs. His last reported performance was at a Marilyn Monroe...
- 6/6/2013
- E! Online
Joey Covington, the drummer for the band Jefferson Airplane from 1970 to 1972, died in a car crash on Tuesday, June 4, in Palm Springs, Calif., officials said. He was 67 years old. According to a local CBS news station, Covington's sedan slammed into a wall near a curve in the road at around 5 p.m., forcing police to shut down traffic in the area for several hours. He was alone in the vehicle, but witnesses to the crash rushed to his side to try to revive [...]...
- 6/6/2013
- Us Weekly
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