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GILETTE, Wyoming — A plane crash Friday afternoon claimed the lives of three members of the Atlanta-based family gospel band, the Nelons.
The group, along with their co-pilot, the pilot and the pilot’s wife, were on their way home on the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska when the plane crashed in Wyoming. The crash reportedly happened around 3 p.m. EST/1 p.m. Mountain time.
There were no survivors among the seven people on board, according to Gather Management Group, which managed the gospel singers, and the National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the incident.
As reported News letters, The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release preliminary information on the accident on Saturday.
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“Jason and Kelly Nealon Clark, Amber and Nathan Kistler and their co-pilot Melody Hodges, along with pilot Larry Haynie and his wife Melissa,” Gather Management said, died Friday afternoon.
In a statement from Gather, the band’s managers said Autumn Nealon Streetman and her husband, Jamie Streetman, were not on the flight and arrived in Seattle on Friday, where they were informed of the incident.
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“They were taken to the hotel where the artists gathered with Bill and Gloria Gaither to pray, sing, and embrace them in their grief, and pledge to support them in any needs that arise. Autumn and Jamie will now return home to Kelly’s brother, Todd Nealon, and his wife, Rhonda, to begin the difficult tasks that lie ahead,” Gaither’s management said in a statement. “Please keep them, the Kessler family, the Haynie family and the Melody Hodges family in your prayers.”
Autumn, Jason and Kelly’s daughter, released a statement through her management company thanking everyone for their prayers, love and support in the coming days.
Campbell County, Wyoming, where the plane crashed, said Friday afternoon that members of the county sheriff’s office, fire department and emergency health services responded to reports of a plane crash north of Gillette, Wyoming.
In addition to the seven deaths confirmed by the Gaithersburg Department, county officials said the incident caused a wildland fire, which has since been extinguished.
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