| VALENS | Singer who died in a plane crash at age 17 |
| BUZZBEURLING | Highly decorated Canadian fighter pilot of Word War II who died mysteriously in a plane crash at age |
| OTISREDDING | American soul singer who died in a plane crash at the age of 26, one month before his biggest hit, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, was released |
| PATSYCLINE | American country music singer who died in a plane crash in 1963 |
| RITCHIE | La Bamba singer who died at age 17 in the plane crash that also claimed the life of Buddy Holly, ... |
| BUDDY | Mr. Holly, singer/songwriter who died in a plane crash in 1959 (5) |
| EMILIANOSALA | Argentinian footballer who died in a plane crash in 2019 |
| PAYNE | ..... Stewart, American golfer who died in a plane crash in 1999 (5) |
| OTIS | 2011 song by Jay-Z and Kanye West, named after and featuring a singer who died in a 1967 plane crash (4) |
| BUDDYHOLLY | American rock 'n' roll musician who died in a plane crash in 1959 (5,5) |
| LESLIEHOWARD | English actor, remembered for his role in Gone With the Wind; died in a plane crash in 1943 (6,6) |
| LIN | Chinese military leader, alleged to have plotted against Mao, who died in a plane crash in 1971 (3,4) |
| BIAO | Chinese military leader, alleged to have plotted against Mao, who died in a plane crash in 1971 (3,4) |
| CRONJE | Hansie, South African national cricket captain who died in a plane crash in 2002 (6) |
| DAGHAMMERSHIELD | He died in a plane crash in what is now Zambia |
| ALASKA | Two-time Olympic champion Charley Paddock died in a plane crash in this state |
| BRITNEYSPEARS | Pop singer who released the #1 album ... Baby One More Time in 1999 at age 17: 2 wds. |
| EDWARD | 'Twilight' character who turned into a vampire at age 17 |
| NERO | In AD54, who became Emperor of Rome at age 17? (4) |
| NATKINGCOLE | American singer who died in 1965 at the age of 45 (11) |
