Roberto Clemente
The legendary Pittsburgh Pirates hitter died December 31, 1972 in a crash off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico

Ronnie Van Zant
The 29-year-old Lynyrd Skynyrd crooner was one of six people, and four band members, killed October 20, 1977 when the Convair CV-300 he was in crashed in the woods

Thurman Munson
The surly New York Yankee backstop died, age 32, on August 2, 1979 while piloting a Cessna Citation near Canton, Ohio

Stevie Ray Vaughan
The 35-year-old guitar wizard died with four others August 27, 1990 after the helicopter he was riding in crashed after taking off in foggy conditions

John F. Kennedy Jr.
The great John John died, age 38, on July 16, 1999 while piloting a Piper Saratoga that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near his family’s haven of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

Payne Stewart
The quirky golf ace died October 25, 1999 in near Aberdeen, South Dakota en route to a golf tournament

Aaliyah
The singer’s August 25, 2001 death was a shocker, as the music world lost one of its’ biggest up and comers at just 22. Aaliyah’s plane crashed near the Bahamas, killing the singer and eight others aboard