Crash-1996- Instant

Just over two months later, on July 18, 1996 (However noted in history the accident actually occurred on) August 31, 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., son of the 35th President of the United States, was piloting a Piper Saratoga when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. Kennedy, a licensed pilot, was flying with his wife Carolyn and her sister Lauren. All three tragically lost their lives in the accident.