Actualités

The plane crash that killed three members of the gospel group, The Nelons, was a result of an autopilot issue.

A single-engine Pilatus PC-12/47E turboprop airplane, which crashed on July 27 afternoon in northeast Wyoming, killing all seven onboard, had an autopilot malfunction, according to national authorities.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway said in a statement that preliminary information showed the plane went down after reporting an “autopilot issue during flight.”

window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-mid', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' });

The plane left Nebraska about midday Friday and was headed for Billings, Montana. It crashed about 1:00 p.m. near the Montana border in northern Campbell County.

Among those killed were three members of The Nelons: co-founder Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and her daughter Amber Nelon Kistler.

The other victims were Nathan Kistler, Melodi Hodges and Larry and Melissa Haynie.

Three members of The Nelons, a Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet, were among seven people killed in a plane crash Friday afternoon in Wyoming.

The news was confirmed by a statement from another daughter, Autumn Nelon Streetman, a group member not on the aircraft.

The Nelons co-founder, Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler, died in the crash.

The Georgia-based Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and have won 10 GMA Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards.

“Thank 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’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark,” Nelon Streetman said. “We appreciate your continued prayers, love and support as we navigate the coming days.”

Also killed in the crash were Nelon Kistler’s husband,...

Three members of the long-running gospel group the Nelons were among the seven people killed Friday in a plane crash near Gillette, Wyoming.

Kelly Nelon Clark — who was a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame-inducted singing group since 1977, when her father Rex Nelon founded the group — as well as her husband and Nelons singer Jason Clark and their daughter Amber Nelon Kistler died in the crash, which occurred as the Nelons were en route to the Gaither Homecoming Cruise in Alaska, USA Today reports.

Gaither Management Group, which represented the Nelons,...