{"id":30175,"date":"2024-07-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=30175"},"modified":"2024-07-28T03:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T08:02:53","slug":"3-members-of-gospel-music-hall-of-fame-quartet-among-7-killed-in-wyoming-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=30175","title":{"rendered":"3 members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet the Nelons and the chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections are among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to the fourth member of the group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet and the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nelons co-founder, Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler died in the crash Friday afternoon, according to a statement from another daughter, Autumn Nelon Streetman. She is the fourth member of the Georgia-based quartet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason\u2019s parents, Dan and Linda Clark,\u201d Nelon Streetman said. \u201cWe appreciate your continued prayers, love and support as we navigate the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also killed in the crash were Nelon Kistler’s husband, Nathan Kistler, family friend Melodi Hodges, and Larry and Melissa Haynie, according to Nelon Streetman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Haynie was chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections and was remembered for \u201ca career of valued public service,\u201d according to a statement<\/a> from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur entire family is asking everyone to join us in praying for those who have been lost, for their loved ones and communities, and for those throughout the gospel music community who have lost dear friends in this heartbreaking accident,\u201d Kemp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group was traveling to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska, according to a statement from Gaither Music Group, the sponsor of the cruise that features numerous gospel singers and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaither Music said Hodges was an assistant for the band and that Larry Haynie was pilot of the aircraft and Melissa Haynie was his wife. The aircraft was identified as a single engine turboprop Pilatus PC-12\/47E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crash occurred about 1 p.m. in Campbell County, Wyoming, north of Gillette and about 250 miles (402 kilometers) north of Cheyenne, according to a statement from Campbell County spokesperson Leslie Perkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell County Fire Department Jeff Bender said in a statement Saturday that a fire caused by the crash has been contained to less than one square mile and that firefighters would remain on the scene throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Keith Holloway said Saturday that preliminary information indicated the plane crashed following an \u201cauto pilot issue during flight\u201d and a team of investigators was headed to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe aircraft is in a remote location and once they gain access, they will begin documenting the scene, examining the aircraft,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cThe aircraft will then be recovered and taken to a secure facility for further evaluation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A preliminary report on the crash is expected in about 30 days while a final report with the probable cause of the crash could take up to two years to complete, Holloway said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 GMA Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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