James Bradley Knight (1929-1969)

CROSS, KNIGHT, LEWIS, STEVENSON, WHEELER, WHYTE

Posted By: Eileen Reed
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:52

April 16, 1929 --- May 8, 1969

Minneapolis Man Dies in Crash Of Light Plan

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP)–A suburban Minneapolis man was killed Thursday when his private, single-engine airplane apparently went into a spin and crashed in a field less than one-half mile from the local airport.

The victim, James B. Knight, 40, Minnetonka, a planning consultant for Nason-Wehrman-Knight and Chapman, Inc., was en route to Detroit Lakes to meet with the city's planning commission.

Knight, who was alone in the plane, was taken by ambulance to a Detroit Lakes hospital but was dead on arrival.

Airport Manager Robert Lund said the wreckage of the plane came to rest about 150 yards from the runway. Lund said no one was at the airport when the accident occurred, and the cause was not known.

The Winona Daily News --- Winona, Minnesota
May 9, 1969

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Goldfield Chronicle

Former Resident Killed in Plane Crash

James B. Knight, 40, of Minneapolis was killed in a plane crash while on a business trip to Detroit Lakes, Minn. Thursday, May 8. Services were held Monday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, St. Louis Park, Minn.

He graduated from the Goldfield High School in 1947, and from Iowa State University in 1951, and was an Air Force Officer during the Korean War. He married Evelyn Cross in 1950. Survivors included his widow and three sons, Steven, Bruce and Jeffrey, his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Clyde Knight, and his grandmother, Mrs. Blanche Knight of Goldfield. Two sons preceded him in death, Burial was in Lakewood Cemetery, a part he helped design.

Those attending the services from Goldfield were Mrs. Blanche Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Conger Whyte, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wheeler.

Mr. Knight was associated with the firm of Nason, Wehrman, Knight and Chapman, a city and county engineering firm. He had been associated with the firm since 1953.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
May 15, 1969