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On September 20, 1973, Jim Croce and five other people were killed when their small aircraft took off from the Natchitoches Regional Airport and hit a tree. Croce had just completed a concert at Northwestern State University’s Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches and was flying to Sherman, Texas, for a concert at Austin College. The plane crashed an hour after the end of the concert. Croce was 30 years old.
Jim is buried at Haym Salomon Memorial Park in Frazer, PA.
Natchitoches Regional Airport
450 Wallenberg Dr
Natchitoches LA 71457
My ex father in law was friends with most of the Natchitoches Sheriffs Dept. and the Natchitoches Police Dept. To this day there are stories about that plane crash, and it has nothing to do with a tree. Where the Natchitoches Airport is, and where the actual crash site is, is over 5 Miles. And the site wasn’t easy to get to as it is now because of an extra bypass road they put in north of Natchitoches.
Hi Dawn.. Was there a map that shows proximity between the airport and the crash site? Most of the readily available info makes no mention of the distance from the airport to the crash site.
Appreciating any insight.
Chris
Nashville, TN
They make it sound like it was right at the end of the runway