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Mayday · S14E04

The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)

Still from Mayday S14E04

Summary

On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, are on board and are also killed. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.

Guest stars

  • Harmon Walsh as JFK Jr
  • Lindsey Frazier as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
  • Carolina Bartczak as Lauren Bessette
  • Marty Moreau as NTSB Investigator Pearce
  • Sergio Di Zio as NTSB Investigator Guzzetti
  • Jeremy Birrell as Air Traffic Controller