3 Members of 'Nelons' Gospel Group Die in Plane Crash

Three members of the family gospel group “the Nelons” were killed in a plane crash Friday afternoon, MSN reports.

Members of the Atlanta-based family gospel group along with their assistant, the pilot and the pilot’s wife, died when the plane crashed around 3 p.m. EST in Wyoming on the way to the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska.

According to the band’s management group, all seven people on board the plane were killed in the accident, which is now being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Campbell County Government in Wyoming, where the plane crashed, said the county sheriff’s office, fire department, and EMS responded to the crash. Officials said the crash also caused a wildfire, which was extinguished.

The NTSB is slated to release primary findings from the crash today, reports ABC News.

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