HOLBROOK, Ariz. — John Denver’s 1931 Waco biplane, caught by a gust of wind, crashed on landing at the Holbrook Airport, but the singer walked away unhurt, police said today.
Denver’s vintage airplane sustained “extensive damage” in the crash Thursday, but the entertainer did not need medical treatment, Police Chief Lester James said.
Denver was alone in the plane and trying to land at Holbrook Airport for refueling on a flight from Carefree, Ariz., to Santa Fe, N.M.
“When he attempted to set down, a gust of wind apparently blowing from the west caught the aircraft,” James said. “It bounced a couple of times. His indication to us was that he tried to fly out of it, but the engine stalled and the aircraft went down. It either cart-wheeled or flipped over.”
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