A plane carrying the Nelons, a well-known and loved gospel family in the United States, crashed and kiIIed all on board.<\/p>\n
Seven people died in the terrible accident, including Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber, and Nathan Kistler, their son-in-law.<\/p>\n
Melanie Hodges, who worked for the family, and Larry Haynie, a pilot, and his wife Melissa also died.WATCH BELOW..<\/p>\n
That person, Autumn Nelon Streetman, wasn\u2019t on the plane at that time.<\/p>\n
When their plane crashed over Wyoming, band members were on their way to Alaska to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise.WATCH BELOW..<\/p>\n
Someone said the plane crashed into the ground in flames, and firefighters and other emergency workers rushed to the scene as a wildfire broke out.<\/p>\n
According to the Wyoming sheriff\u2019s office, no one survived.<\/p>\n
In a statement about the tragedy, Autumn Nelon Streetman said, \u201cAs many of you know by now, my parents, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister Amber, brother-in-law Nathan, and our dear friends Melodi Hodges, Larry, and Melissa Haynie, were in a terrible plane crash on Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the prayers that have already been said for me, my husband Jamie, our soon-to-be-born son, and Jason\u2019s parents, Dan and Linda Clark, thank you.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYour prayers, love, and support will help us get through the next few days. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
A video taken just before they got on the plane that was going to crash shows Jason talking to his family and the pilot on a Nebraska runway while smiling.<\/p>\n
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FlightAware.com says the plane was a Pilatus PC-12\/47E owned by Haynie Enterprises.<\/p>\n
The accident will now be looked into by the National Transportation Safety Board.<\/p>\n
In 2016, The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame. They are widely seen as one of the most important families in US gospel history.<\/p>\n
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I Shall Not Be Moved, Come Morning, and We Shall Wear a Robe and Crown are some of their most popular songs.<\/p>\n
They have also been nominated for three Grammys over the course of their career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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