Tragedy struck on Friday afternoon when Troy Gentry, one-half of the popular country music group Montgomery Gentry, died in a helicopter crash. The singer was heading to a concert by the duo in New…
Tragedy struck on Friday afternoon when Troy Gentry, one-half of the popular country music group Montgomery Gentry, died in a helicopter crash. The singer was heading to a concert by the duo in New Jersey when something went horribly wrong with the helicopter he was traveling in. After the pilot declared an emergency, the helicopter crashed shortly after that as they approached the airport and Gentry died on the way to the hospital.
As reported by CBS Philly, Gentry was in the helicopter with 30-year-old pilot James Evan Robinson of Georgia when he declared an emergency around 1: 30 p.m. As the helicopter was on its approach, it ended up crashing in a wooded area near the Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey.
Gentry was attended to by medical personnel, but he ended up dying on his way to the hospital. The pilot also died due to injuries sustained in the crash. Eddie Montgomery was at the airport and on the scene, but he was uninjured as he was not in the helicopter.
Montgomery Gentry had a concert scheduled at the airport on Friday night, but it was obviously cancelled shortly after the crash.
The type of helicopter they were traveling in was a Schweitzer 269 and the pilot was simply giving Gentry a tour of the area that the band would be playing in later on Friday. Montgomery Gentry’s Friday night concert was set to take place at the resort attached to the airport.
The country music singer is survived by his wife and two children. Fans know him for so many reasons but songs such as “My Town” and “Something to Be Proud Of” may be two of the biggest hits of his career.
Troy Gentry was a very popular musician in a country music group that started out really small back in 199 and has grown huge over the years. His tragic death in the helicopter crash on Friday will not only affect his family and Eddie Montgomery but every single person who ever loved even one song by Gentry Montgomery.
