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re: Anyone at Northwestern When Jim Croce's Plane Crashed?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:34 pm to USMCTiger03
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:34 pm to USMCTiger03
If somebody wants to play detective in here and put 2 and 2 together - I'm not all that worried about it.
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 4:14 pm
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:34 pm to ElderTiger
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local law enforcement was tipped off that Croce and his band had weed on them
I think the shocker, especially at the time, would be if they didn't have weed on them, it's more like downwind takeoff, poor visibility, and loss of situational awareness by the pilot
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:37 pm to Ace Midnight
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Off 28W on the way to the airbase.
towards Rapides CC?
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If he was a drinking man, quite likely.
definitley, and a major pool player
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LOTS of brawling at times
my dad was probably involved, i'll have to ask him about it
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:38 pm to Ace Midnight
Good times.
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:39 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
He was from Chester, PA a working class town about 10 miles south of Philly. Oil refining town.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:40 pm to USMCTiger03
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This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:41 pm to 777Tiger
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I think the shocker, especially at the time, would be if they didn't have weed on them, it's more like downwind takeoff, poor visibility, and loss of situational awareness by the pilot
Which gives some credibility to the story I mentioned.
Things were a lot different in 1973 than they are now as far as drugs, law enforcement's attitudes, aviation issues , etc.
Still, Jim Croce was a great talent and died way too young. I still listen to his music a lot.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:41 pm to 777Tiger
Dude probably couldn't afford good pilots with the record companies stealing all his money.
Reading the details it sounds like he basically backed into his parents car he parked behind himself.
Reading the details it sounds like he basically backed into his parents car he parked behind himself.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:42 pm to Ace Midnight
Sent.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:44 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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VernonPLSUfan
You, or anyone else for that matter, ever go to the bar at the North end of 117 where it runs into Hwy 6 just outside of Nachitoches? It was called Bedrock most recently, but has been torn down in the last couple of years.
My mom said they used to drive up there from Leesville and saw Wilson Pickett play there one time in the 70's.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:45 pm to ElderTiger
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they made a hasty takeoff and the pilot lost control of the plane and it crashed.
The pilot didn't lose control of the plane in a hasty takeoff. It clipped a pecan tree at the end of the runway and crashed. It also happened to be the only tree in the area for hundreds of yards. Here's a pic of the airport. The tree has since been removed.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:47 pm to Clyde Tipton
Don't forget Rapid Roy.
My theme song.
My theme song.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:47 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
How do you crash on that? I fly in and out of Aspen. I don't see how there aren't more crashes there.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:48 pm to orleans_moosechops
My brother was a student at NSU at the time. I think he still has the news clippings from the Natchitoches paper (or the Current Sauce) of the event.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:51 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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The tree has since been removed.
a lot of obstructions have been removed since then(pecan tree was removed that night,) that airport didn't look much like that at the time, it was kind of a tight fit, considering they didn't have many constraints when it was built, but there were obstructions on one end of the primary runway that encouraged downwind takeoffs, and it's been a long time, but IIRC, the plane was either at or slightly above max gross takeoff weight
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:54 pm to Clyde Tipton
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Bad Bad Leroy Brown for the win
Don't Mess Around With Jim
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:55 pm to redstick13
failed to gain enough altitude and failed to maneuver to avoid it. It was dark so it's possible he misjudged it or failed to see it. It's also possible that the pilot had a heart attack shortly after takeoff. The pilot had coronary artery disease and ran 3 miles to the airport from a hotel. Really not sure why he didn't call a cab instead of running the three miles to the airport.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:58 pm to 777Tiger
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777Tiger
It was a pretty senseless death when you consider what contributed to the crash.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:00 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Did they have cabs in Natchitoches back then?
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:01 pm to Clyde Tipton
It was a convienance store and added on to the back and became a bar. Never stopped, but remember it being packed while driving by. Had an employee roll up there one night after work and crashed coming home early one morning. I believe she was underage. She's an attorney here now.
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