On October 12, 1997, Denver, who was born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was killed when the aircraft he was piloting, an experimental Adrian Davis Long-EZ plane, crashed just off the coast of California at Pacific Grove, shortly after taking off from the Monterey Regional Airport.
The official investigation by the National Transport Safety Board concluded that the pilot had most likely lost control of the aircraft after facing issues with the fuel selector, causing it to nosedive into the ocean. Had he refueled before taking off, he would not have needed to switch to the reserve tank mid-flight and could possibly be alive today.
John was 53 at the time of his death.
John Denver Discography
October 1969 – Rhymes & Reasons
May 1970 – Take Me to Tomorrow
October 1970 – Whose Garden Was This
May 1971 – Poems, Prayers & Promises
December 1971 – Aerie
September 1972 – Rocky Mountain High
June 1973 – Farewell Andromeda
June 1974 – Back Home Again
September 1975 – Windsong
August 1976 – Spirit
November 1977 – I Want To Live
January 1979 – John Denver
February 1980 – Autograph
June 1981 – Some Days Are Diamonds
May 1982 – Seasons Of The Heart
November 1983 – It’s About Time
June 1985 – Dreamland Express
June 1986 – One World
June 1988 – Higher Ground
June 1990 – Earth Songs
September 1990 – The Flower That Shattered the Stone
September 1991 – Different Directions
August 1997 – All Aboard!
September 1998 – Forever, John
Monterey Regional Airport
Pacific Grove CA 93950
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