Otis Redding: The NTSB Report

Otis Redding was an incredible soul singer and charismatic performer. On 10 December 1967, the plane that was carrying Redding and his backing group, The Bar-Kays, crashed into Lake Monoma in Wisconsin. There was one survivor (Ben Cauley of the Bar-Kays). 

NTSB Identification: CHI68A0053

14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation

Event occurred Sunday, December 10, 1967 in MADISON, WI

Aircraft: BEECH H18, registration: N390R

FILE 2-1109

DATE 67/12/10

TIME 1525

LOCATION Madison, Wis

AIRCRAFT DATA Beech H18

N390R

Damage - Destroyed

INJURIES F S M/N -

CR- 1 0 0

PX- 6 0 1

OT- 0 0 0

FLIGHT Noncommercial, Corp/Exec

PILOT DATA Fl. Instr., Age 26, 1290 Total Hours, 118 In Type, Instrument Rated

NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUAX

TYPE OF ACCIDENT - UNDETERMINED

PHASE OF OPERATION - LANDING: FINAL APPROACH

PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

FACTOR(S)

MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED IN LAKE 3 MILES FROM RNWY. LEFT ENG AND PROP NOT RECOVERED.