Grammy Award -winning gospel group, The Nelons, were heading to Seattle when their plane crashed .
Amber Nelon Kistler posted a photo on her Instagram Story of her family on the small private plane. Her father, Jason Clark was buckled into his seat and had his arms crossed as he stared out of the window.
Jason's wife, Kelly Nelon Clark, wore an all red outfit and was on her phone before staring at the camera as Amber snapped the photo. She posted the photo with a sticker of a plane and a geolocation of West Georgia Regional Airport.
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The plane took off from Nebraska and was heading to Seattle to join the Gaither Homecoming Alaska Cruise, which was eerily subtitled "Until We Meet Again." Around 1 pm, the plane went down in Campbell County, Wyoming.
Amber, Kelly, and Jason all perished in the crash Friday night. With no survivors, Amber's husband Nathan Kistler, the family's assistant Melodi Hodges, the pilot Larry Haynie, and his wife Melissa all died.
One member of the family band, Autumn Nelon Streetman, who was another daughter of Kelly and Jason, didn't join the plane ride as she was pregnant. Autumn released a statement after the crash, writing: "Thank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark. We appreciate your continued prayers, love and support as we navigate the coming days.”
It's currently unclear what led the plane to crash. A statement was made by Gaither Family Management, who owns the cruise they were set to perform on.
“Autumn, Jason and Kelly’s youngest daughter, and her husband, Jamie Streetman, were not on the plane and arrived safely into Seattle and were notified of the accident. They were brought to the hotel where artists were gathered with Bill and Gloria Gaither to pray, sing and embrace them in their grief, pledging to support them in whatever needs arise. Autumn and Jamie will return home for now to Kelly’s brother, Todd Nelon and his wife, Rhonda, to begin the hard tasks that lie ahead. Please keep them, the Kistler family, the Haynie family and the family of Melodi Hodges in your prayers.”
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