3 Family Members Part of Gospel Group The Nelons Die in Plane Crash [Video]

Three family members, part of the Grammy-nominated gospel group The Nelons, were killed in a plane crash on Friday, July 26.

The group’s management company Gaither Music announced the news on social media, sharing that Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Nelon Clark, and daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler, were killed in the crash.

Amber’s husband, Nathan Kistler, and their assistant, Melodi Hodges, also died in the crash, as did the pilot of the plane, Larry Haynie, and his wife, Melissa, per the group.

Gaither Music said that the family had been traveling to perform at the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska when the incident occurred.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), they are currently “investigating the accident.”

The Nelons arrives at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards red carpet at Allen Arena on October 17, 2017 in Nashville, TN.

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Gaither Music confirmed that the group’s fourth member and Kelly’s younger daughter, Autumn Nelon Streetman, …

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