Planes, Trains or Automobiles?
In the wake of the death of Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone, Friday Night fracas listeners
are asking: Are Small Planes Just Too Dangerous? On Friday, Oct. 25, Emmett's
listeners came up with the following roll call of deaths of famous persons by Plane, Train
or Automobile." Can you think ofany others? Email us at: emmett@kmox.com.
Airplane Accident Fatalities:
Payne Stewart
Paul Wellstone
Ron Brown
Ricky Nelson
Lynryd Skynrd
Mel Carnahan
Jerry Litton
John John Kennedy, Jr.
Patsy Cline
Jim Groce
John Denver
Dag Hammarskjöld
Aliyah
Audie Murphy
Otis Redding
Thurman Munson
Alan Kulwicki
Roberto Clemente
Rocky Marciano
Marcel Sundan
Will Rogers
Carole Lombard
Mike Todd
Randy Rhodes
Marshall U. football team
Krute Rockne
Wiley Post
Buddy Holly
Jim Reeves
Alan Barklage
Grady Nutt
Glenn Miller
Stevie Ray Vaughn
John Tower
H. John Heinz III
Mickey Leland
Larry McDonald
Hale Boggs
Automobile Accident
Mel Ott
Buford Pusser
Sam Kinison
Carl Hubbell
Marc Bolan
Karen Silkwood
George Patton
Tom Mix
Harry Chapin
Tim Horton
Lady Diana
James Dean
Dottie West
Bob Gasoff
Grace Kelly
Jane Mansfield
Train Accident
"According to government figures, train travel is far safer than automobile travel. In 1997, a relatively good year, 1.4 passenger car occupants died per 100 million miles traveled, while from 1995 to 1998 the fatality rate for train passengers was 0.089 deaths per 100 million miles."