QUESTION:
What kind of serious accident did Charley Pride and his band survive in August 1980 while on the way to a concert at the University of Dallas?
ANSWER:
A mid-air collision. The airplane carrying Charley and his band was struck by a small Cessna. Both occupants of that plane were killed, but no one in Charley’s plane was injured. They went to perform as scheduled… for an audience of 660 nuns.