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A sad day it was. My wife and I were travelling through Vermont at the time, on our way to New York. Brings back memories of other great artists who tragically lost their lives through ill-fated travel.
He had a good solid Kiwi connection for us at the time....he filmed a TV commercial down here for 'Europa' fuels, show-casing some of our finest scenery.
The old blue pickup was then owned by the father of the young kid who sketched my GTX at the Drags in 1999.
And the graveyard of cars shown late in that advert is known affectionately as "Smash Palace" - an old boneyard that starred in a local movie of the same name.
R.I.P. S.R.V.
He had a good solid Kiwi connection for us at the time....he filmed a TV commercial down here for 'Europa' fuels, show-casing some of our finest scenery.
The old blue pickup was then owned by the father of the young kid who sketched my GTX at the Drags in 1999.
And the graveyard of cars shown late in that advert is known affectionately as "Smash Palace" - an old boneyard that starred in a local movie of the same name.
Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan
A Bell 206B similar to the accident aircraft
Date August 27, 1990
Location Alpine Valley Resort, East Troy, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°43′55″N 88°25′30″WCoordinates:42°43′55″N 88°25′30″W
Cause Controlled flight into terrain.
Burial August 31, 1990, at Laurel Land Cemetery, Dallas, Texas
Inquest October 24, 1990, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Coroner John T. Griebel
Verdict Death by misadventure
On Monday, August 27, 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".
Vaughan spent much of his last days performing with his band Double Trouble as the opening act for Eric Clapton at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. After the concert concluded, he and three members of Clapton's tour entourage boarded a helicopter that crashed into the side of a nearby ski hill shortly after takeoff. The Civil Air Patrol was notified of the crash at 4:30 a.m., and authorities were called to locate the scene of the accident. All five people were pronounced dead on arrival. The autopsy concluded that Vaughan suffered multiple internal injuries and died of exsanguination due to blunt trauma. At the inquest, the coroner found no evidence of drug or alcohol use and recorded death by misadventure. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the pilot failed to gain sufficient altitude to avoid rising terrain.
Vaughan was buried at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, on August 31, 1990. In 1992, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Omniflight Helicopters, which was settled for an undisclosed amount in 1995.
R.I.P. S.R.V.