A plane crash cut Patsy Cline’s life and country music career short
Tragically, Cline died in a plane crash in 1963 at the age of 30. She was aboard a plane with three others when it took a nose-dive into a patch of woods in Tennessee. No one survived the crash.
They were only 100 miles from Nashville when the plane went down. At the time, Cline and her family were living in their dream home, just outside the city. They hadn’t owned it for more than a year before her death. Notably, that home went up for sale in November of 2021 and reportedly still had some of the features Cline chose for it — as well as a possible ghost — per CMT.
While Cline’s life was cut short, she managed to fill her brief career with several powerhouse hits to last the decades. Her song, “Crazy,” originally penned by singer/songwriter Willie Nelson, is still a popular jukebox hit. And other smashes — like “Your Cheatin’ Heart” — are also timeless favorites for country music fans.