South Central United States
Texas, Louisiana
Austin, Texas
A small plane crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group's tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story colonial home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group's makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said. Several other group members escaped unhurt from the mansion before it was gutted by flaming gasoline that spewed from the Beechcraft Bonanza, officials said. The group was staying at the mansion before a concert scheduled for Orlando today.
Corpus Christi, Texas
A small plane crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group’s tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story colonial home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group’s makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said. Several other group members escaped unhurt from the mansion before it was gutted by flaming gasoline that spewed from the Beechcraft Bonanza, officials said. Rhoads and Ms. Youngblood were from Los Angeles, Smalt said. He said Aycock lived at Flying Baron Estates, the wealthy, private airport community about three miles east of Leesburg where the crash occurred. The group was staying at the mansion before a concert scheduled for Orlando on Saturday. Members of the group quickly left the crash site and it was not known whether they would perform.
Dallas, Texas
A light plane taken for a joy ride by a pilot and two members of punk rock singer Ozzy Osbourne’s entourage crashed into a bus where Osbourne was sleeping and then into a house, killing all three aboard the plane. Neither Osbourne not the two other members of the group who were in the bus were injured. Osbourne and the survivors immediately went into seclusion at a motel. Killed were Randy Rhoads, 25, a guitarist; Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group’s hairdresser and general aide, and pilot Andy Aycock, 36, of Leesburg.
A small plane taken for a joy ride crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group's tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group's makeup artist, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. All were aboard the plane. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said.
Fort Worth, Texas
A small plane crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group’s tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story colonial home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group’s makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. All were aboard the plane. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said. Several other group members escaped unhurt from the mansion before it was gutted by flaming gasoline that spewed from the Beechcraft Bonanza, officials said. The group was staying at the mansion before a concert scheduled for Orlando on Saturday. Members of the group quickly left the crash site and it was not known whether they would perform. Jack Barker, Atlanta regional spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the FAA flew an investigator to the scene Friday. He said the National Transportation Safety Board also would investigate.
Houston, Texas
A small plane taken for a joyride Friday by a pilot and two members of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne's entourage crashed into a bus where Osbourne was sleeping and then into a house, killing all three people aboard the plane. Although Osbourne and two other members of the group were sleeping in the bus when the single-engine craft's wing ripped through it, none of them was injured. Two other members of the entourage standing near the bus taking pictures of the plane as it buzzed the Red Baron Airport also escaped injury. Osbourne and the other survivors immediately went into seclusion at a motel and declined to talk to reporters. Killed were Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, of Leesburg, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group's makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. Lake County Sheriff's Captain Jim Brown said that the victims decided to go for a ride after the Osbourne group arrived in the Leesburg area on the bus. "The aircraft circled the airport three times, coming down and buzzing the field each time", Brown said. "The third time it struck a large bus, spun off through a tree, pinwheeled over upside-down into a house and exploded into flames." Brown said the portion of the house struck by the plane was gutted in the accident which occurred at about 9 a.m. (Central standard time). There apparently was no one in the house at the time of the crash. Witnesses said the group had just arrived after an all night trip from Knoxville, Tenn. and were on their way to Orlando, about 40 miles away. They were to appear at a concert called "Rock Super Bowl XIV". Jack Barker, Atlanta regional spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the FAA flew an investigator to the scene Friday. He said the National Transportation Safety Board would also investigate. Osbourne is a flamboyant performer, known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a bat.
A light plane taken for a joy ride Friday by a pilot and two members of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne's entourage crashed into a bus where Osbourne was sleeping and then into a house, killing all three people aboard the plane. Although Osbourne and two other members of the group were sleeping in the bus when the plane's wing ripped through it, they were not injured. Two other members of the entourage standing near the bus taking pictures of the plane as it buzzed the house also escaped injury. The group is of the punk school, known for such antics as biting off bats heads and flinging liver into the audience. Osbourne was arrested in February after urinating on the Alamo. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group's makeup artist and hair stylist, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. The FAA flew an investigator to the scene and the National Transportation Safety Board also was to investigate.
San Antonio, Texas
A light plane taken for a joyride by three members of rock star Ozzy Osbourne's entourage yesterday crashed into a bus where Osbourne was sleeping and then into a house. All three people aboard the plane were killed. Although Osbourne and two other members of the group were sleeping in the bus when the single-engine Apache's wing ripped through it, none of them was injured. Two other members of the entourage standing near the bus taking pictures of the plane as it buzzed the Red Baron Airport also escaped injury. Osbourne and the other survivors immediately went into seclusion at a motel and declined to talk to reporters. Killed were Randall Rhoads, 25, Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group's hairdresser and general aide; and tour bus driver Andy Aycock, 36, who was flying the plane. Gail Roberts of Los Angeles, who represents the group, said he was told the tour bus was heading for Orlando when Aycock, a licensed pilot who owns land in the area, decided to take a spin. He first took two members of the group for a ride, then landed and picked up Rhoads and Ms. Youngblood. Lake County Sheriff's Captain Jim Brown said: "The aircraft circled the airport three times, coming down and buzzing the field each time. The third time it struck a large bus, spun off through a tree, pinwheeled over upside-down into a house and exploded into flames." Brown said the portion of the house stuck by the plane was gutted by fire in the accident which occurred at about 10 a.m. Jesse Herndon, 70, was in the house at the time of the crash but was not hurt. Witnesses said the group had just arrived after an all night trip from Knoxville, Tenn. and were on their way to Orlando, about 40 miles away. They were to appear at a concert called "Rock Super Bowl XIV". The Osbourne group was replaced by Pat Travers last night. Osbourne is a flamboyant punk type rock performer who in publicity statements threatens to torture animals on stage.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small plane crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group’s tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story colonial home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group’s makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. All were aboard the plane. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said. Several other group members escaped unhurt from the mansion before it was gutted by flaming gasoline that spewed from the Beechcraft Bonanza, officials said. Rhoads and Ms. Youngblood were from Los Angeles, Smalt said. He said Aycock lived at Flying Baron Estates, the wealthy, private airport community about three miles east of Leesburg where the crash occurred. The group was staying at the mansion before a concert scheduled for Orlando on Saturday. Members of the group quickly left the crash site and it was not known whether they would perform. Jack Barker, Atlanta regional spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the FAA flew an investigator to the scene Friday. He said the National Safety Transportation Board also would investigate.
Shreveport, Louisiana
A small plane crashed into a mansion and burst into flames Friday, killing the lead guitarist of the Ozzy Osbourne rock group and two other people, police said. The plane twice buzzed the house, where the rock group was staying, and on a third pass clipped the rock group’s tour bus and a tree, then slammed into the two-story colonial home, officials said. Killed were guitarist Randall Rhoads, 25, pilot Andrew Aycock, 36, and Rachel Youngblood, 58, the group’s makeup artist and hairdresser, said Lake County Deputy Sheriff Mike Smalt. All were aboard the plane. Osbourne - known for such stage antics as biting off the head of a live bat - was in the bus but was not hurt, Smalt said. Several other group members escaped unhurt from the mansion before it was gutted by flaming gasoline that spewed from the Beechcraft Bonanza, officials said. Rhoads and Ms. Youngblood were from Los Angeles, Smalt said. He said Aycock lived at Flying Baron Estates, the wealthy, private airport community about three miles east of Leesburg where the crash occurred. The group was staying at the mansion before a concert scheduled for Orlando on Saturday. Members of the group quickly left the crash site and it was not known whether they would perform. Jack Barker, Atlanta regional spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the FAA flew an investigator to the scene Friday. He said the National Safety Transportation Board also would investigate. The bus - outfitted with plush chairs, video games and a stereo system - was punctured by the wing of the aircraft.
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