Randy Rhoads Plane Crash Story

On March 19, 1982, Randy Rhoads the heavy metal guitarist from Ozzy Osbourne's band died in a plane crash in Leesburg Florida.
Among those killed were Randy Rhoads, Rachel Youngblood the seamstress for the band, and Andrew Aycock, the tour bus driver with an expired pilot's license. We will find Flying Baron Estates which is the location of the crash and discuss the events of that tragic day.

[@jeremyz4623]

Randy is still my favorite guitarist of all time! He died young but accomplished so much in that short time. His solos and riffs are still attempted by new guitar players!

[@metadeth578]

he's my favorite guitarists of all time!

[@annetteslife]

As a huge Ozzy Osbourne fan thank you for covering this. Rest easy Randy

[@DudeTours]

When discussing Randy with others before making the video I was shocked by how many people were not aware of him, and especially how the event occurred. Glad I did this one. Thanks for watching.

[@annetteslife]

@@DudeTours you are welcome

[@annetteslife]

I was ten years old when Randy passed away but I along with my late mother who died almost two years ago were massive Ozzy Osbourne fans for decades

[@annetteslife]

@blackest deathly that is your opinion

[@horacesawyer2487]

We're going to have to work on your approach speeds. Used up alot of runway on that landing at Baron : ) Good topic and tour. I was one of the last people to see Randy perform. He was in Atlanta on the tour shortly before this. I was lucky and got seats close to the stage. During a solo, his high E string broke. I saw it snap. He continued right through the lead switching to a lower key using the strings he had. Unbelievable musician.

[@DudeTours]

I have to get my money's worth out of that runway 😆. I better stick to the simulator. I think people like Randy are born musicians, not a learned thing. Thanks for watching!

[@ArronP]

damn that's a cool story! Randy was a musician, he wasn't out to make himself the biggest....he didn't have ego unlike other famous guitar players...Randy will be remembered always. on March 19, 2082 ppl will still be visiting his tomb and playing his music.

[@johnbutterworth1369]

This is the second opportunity that I have had to hear the history you present. I love it and share accordingly. Thank you for your work.

[@kahlesjf]

Might want to consider a video on Otis Redding's 1967 plane crash into Lake Monona, Wisconsin near Madison. Madison and the University of Wisconsin are a beautiful fly-over.

[@DudeTours]

Some others have asked about that story as well, It is on my list. Thanks.

[@jordancoleman2402]

Man.....😔 All I can think is what he could of become if he didn't die that day. So much talent and like so many young people in the music industry taken too soon 💔

[@baneverything5580]

I used to have a used string from Randy`s acoustic guitar.

[@Debra-k1f]

❤❤❤

[@garylagstrom3864]

My personal Diary I wrote the next day after the last show of Randy Rhoads in Knoxville Tennessee! RIP RANDY! YOU ARE SORELY MISSED! OZZY OSBOURNE: THURSDAY MARCH 18TH 1982: RANDY RHOADS LAST SHOW AT THE KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM: DIARY OF A MADMAN TOUR: Upon entering the coliseum after buying my tour shirt and ticket 🎫 stub processing: I noticed the stage was set up like a medieval castle with arches and bats 🦇 flying around the top of them. There was a staircase leading up to Tommy Aldridge’s Drumkit. The top left of Tommy was where Donny Airey’s keyboards were set up. Stage right and left had to cages with which Randy Rhoads would appear from the floor stage right and Rudy Sarzo stage left. OZZY had a throne of which he would appear out of to start the show to Over the Mountain. Tommy had his drum tech dressed as an Executioner stand beside his kit with his arms crossed. The staircase had a small section that would open and a small dwarf named: Ronnie (after Ronnie James Dio the new singer for Black Sabbath-replacing OZZY) and hand OZZY towels and water between songs. Little did we all know that later in the show: the executioner would bring the dwarf out to be hung from the rafters and later he would cut off his head using a guillotine! At the end of the show OZZY climbed onto a giant mechanical hand that OZZY stood on top of and launched unspecified meat 🥩 🍖 into the audience! Of course it was all an a theatrical act as the dwarf appeared to take a bow with OZZY and the band. When OZZY smiled we noticed he put vampire 🧛‍♀️ teeth in! We laughed hard! I went to the show with my friend Richard and his older brother Greg who was 18 at the time. We were 13. Greatest show on earth! Richard and I were both terrified and thrilled at what we witnessed! Unfortunately the next morning all that excitement and energy was gone as we learned that Randy Rhoads perished in a plane crash in Florida. Richard and I played drums but Greg played guitar 🎸 and he definitely took it the hardest! One of the greatest guitarist of our generation and had just won the new guitarist of the year by Guitar Player magazine. Rest In Peace Randy Rhoads your music lives on! Sincerely, Gary Lagstrom

[@Leh73-m6r]

Amazing you found a picture of Aycock!

[@moisesgonzalez1285]

Finally we know what he looks like.

[@Spookje09]

Its pretty easy to find an image of him using Google. A photo was found under the 'Find a Grave' website. I was 11 when the accident happened and remember it well hearing it on the radio in Florida. I was a fairly new, rabid Ozzy fan and it took the wind out of my little pre-teen life. Its interesting how much conflicting info and how little, precise official info is available.

[@llorylloyd]

😔 loved Randy Rhoads his Crazy Train solo and Mr Crowley

[@rolandmendozain]

Crazy train solo one of my top 5 nothing can replicate that

[@BEST-rl7yu]

Crazy Train and Mr.Crowley forever in hearts fans rock music 🎶 .

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

thanks for the video🤟🏾🤟🏾

[@gregmize01]

Wow so sad! Thanks for informative video! 🎸

[@fluxerflixer1]

I’ve seen and read everything you can find about this tragedy for the last 40 years. I believe Ayecock had a heart attack, or he just got to low and slow and stalled it. Remember, he was trying to allow Randy to take some pictures, meaning he may have slowed it down and stalled. I have yet to find out if the flaps were extended or retracted. I think most evidence was burned up, because the FAA report does not say a darn thing, other than it was an accident. I just wish Randy would have never got on that thing. I miss him every day…. R.I.P.

[@DudeTours]

Thanks for watching and the info.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

ya but he also assured them no funny business as Rachel had a heart condition. Why would you think he had a heart attack, he was a younger guy, Rachel was older and with a heart condition and she is the reason Randy agreed to go up there. We all miss him

[@DonnaDeen13]

maybe he abused cocaine? 🤷‍♀️

[@Kindamaybe-c9t]

I was riding my motorcycle when a large amount of fire trucks & rescue vehicles went by in the other direction . I wondered what happened but I didn't find out until I went to my motel room in Leesburg and on the news was all about the crash and the fact that they buzzed the bus & hit it. Speculation was randy was flying the plane. It was THE story for weeks.

[@petemarchi5112]

Thank you for the explanation and the accident

[@DudeTours]

Thanks for watching, we appreciate the support.

[@toddde.mpewolf6876]

What a self taught! Genious!

[@wpflesh6510]

Interesting Footnote….Ozzy has only came back here to Knoxville one time since the death of Randy…..He came here in 1992…..and hasn’t been back since

[@fretfix1]

@what about the situation probably realized Knoxville kinda sucks...

[@metadeth578]

RIP Randy!!!

[@Thenit92]

Some of the photos of the crash site are new to me. Where did you get them from?

[@northmaineguy5896]

Pilots licenses don't expire. He may not have been checked out in this plane, not current for flight, been suspended or medically disqualified. I still have and use the license I earned in the 1970s.

[@realediciocco1598]

In most countries you need to maintain a valid medical to keep the licence valid otherwise no medical means no licence which means you are not legally allowed to fly.

[@fluxerflixer1]

His medical was expired. He didn’t have permission to use someone else’s airplane. And he killed a young man while crashing a helicopter a few years before. Snorted coke and drove all night long. Who knows how long Ayecock was awake? But I do know he could have had a heart attack making these illegal maneuvers flying that low. He could have gotten an adrenaline rush doing it. I believe he slumped into the controls and Randy was trying to get him off the control column in a last ditch effort. Don Airey said he could see Randy struggling with something up front as he was in the back seats area. I don’t believe the pilot suicide crap for one minute. This guy Ayecock was bad JuJu!!!!

[@allybally0021]

Depends on the country.......some do expire.

[@SabrinaMeShell]

thanks so much.

[@paulgeorgia8013]

What is it with video editors on KZbin? Have you ever heard of a pause between sentences? The listener cannot process what you’ve said before you’re drilling them with more information That’s why prose has PARAGRAPHS!!!

[@petemarchi5112]

I was lucky enough to get to see Ozzie & R.R. in Columbus. Sad State of Affairs Indeed!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the dereliction of duties by Darth Hideous indirectly led to this, she did not download the Aycock info to Jake Duncan about the prior incident. She also let him do coke all night and pick up his estranged wife in Knoville, which adds fuel to the murder suicide theories....as she was at the bus door when he was flying.

[@billmadison2032]

You have to do Stevie Ray Vaughan's helicopter crash

[@rebeccamedhurst9629]

Randy was still alive with change came out I find playing that track hard he died the year I was born

[@noodlesmama9096]

Death by misadventure.😞 Would love to see Otis Redding episode. Lake Monona WI.

[@DudeTours]

Will look into that event, others have mentioned it as well.

[@twm1452]

Based on presence of the fountain in the front yard, it looks like the crash site was actually 100 yards or so further up the road on the left compared to where crash site indicated during fly by. (Little help from Google Earth). Location shown at end of video is correct though.

[@nancydeis7121]

Oh crap I didn't know that there was a time where you could actually understand what Ozzy was saying. lol. Talk about a once in a lifetime thing to happen.

[@Vinok1990]

I love MFS for the educational plane crashes and how it happened and what went wrong

[@Flig_debrief]

Very sad.

[@napesdrk1174]

Wow, cool flight

[@ScottyColoradoKid]

OK so really curious about this Dude; I have watched four of your videos now (and they are all just superb) but I have noticed a '1998' on like all of the planes, either inside or on the outside of the planes...whatsup with that??

[@DudeTours]

Nothing too deep, 1998 "The Big Lebowski" as in "The Dude" 🤣

[@scott-o3345]

At 9:50, take a close look at the damage to the bus, allegedly by a plane wing. Two small dents in the side and a couple of broken windows. Does this make sense or do you think the damage would be far worse?

[@Sloozen1]

Great video but it's tour, (rhymes with lure) not tour, as in tore... 🥂

[@DudeTours]

LOL, yeah might be from learning to pronounce "R" after 50 years of having a Boston accent. 😆

[@cwcamper9091]

Please do Otis Redding

[@JustinMerz-u9s]

Ozzy loved randy very much and seen the greatness and talent he had and they made hits 💯🔥

[@pastordaryl]

A pilots certificate does not expire. It may not be current if you have not had a biannual flight review within the last two years or your medical is not current.

[@wgnation351]

Same type of plane Buddy Holly crashed in.

[@khathiyasmarttv-zl4kl]

😢

[@handsomerube]

Really well done and above all respectful. Would be curious to see your take on the plane crash of another musical hero of mine: film composer James Horner.

[@DudeTours]

I am unfamiliar with his story, I will take a look. Thanks.

[@coreyyates3385]

Good video. Also you sound like Tom Cruise lol

[@DudeTours]

Maybe Tom Cruise sounds like me. HAHAHAHA thanks for watching.

[@calci2679]

randy didnt want to even be on that plane. rip

[@toshasmith6696]

What about Otis Redding’s story dude

[@t.a.4702]

fake information. Officer Smalt confirmed the fire dept found Randy's body intact outside the garage, face down under the debris of the trees. The other 2 were the ones that were inside the garage fire.

[@DudeTours]

I guess the statement that gets used everywhere about being burned and identified by jewelry stems from the autopsy report. The report dated 3/20/82 9:00AM by Dr William H Shutze opens with. "This is the body of a badly burned male". It then describes the bits of clothing and jewelry. "portions of blue jeans and a portion of shirt, the color of which cannot be determined. There is a gold chain around the neck with a cross pendant and a second pendant with the initials "R.R." I guess people read more into that when writing accounts of the event. Thanks for the clarity.

[@countvond233]

I have the autopsy photos. Randy was intact as far as head and torso. He's missing a hand and there's not much below the waist. He's burnt well beyond recognition. Thankful it was fast. Visited with Jerry at the site back in 2005 and he was able to fill in some details. He was devastated by what happened, including the loss of Andy. He'd met Randy before and really liked him. They talked about electric trains. Jerry was an older country music guy but he thought the world of Randy and his talent. The grounds is a beautiful and peaceful place - an oasis in a seriously hot part of Fl.

[@magicvoice31]

@@countvond233 How were you able to obtain the pictures? Were they color or black & white? I've had the report for 20 years or so. Could you identify it was him or was he just too burned? 🤔 I was gonna say I don't want to come off too morbid but Hell, you got the pics...lol.

[@countvond233]

@@magicvoice31 I was given the photos about 15 years ago. They are in color. You could maybe make out his jaw line but it really looks like a casualty in a WWII fire fight. Nothing about the body says it's Randy other than the documentation. Some folks might see that the body is contorted from the pain of dying in such a manner. It's not the case. Bodies contract and curl when burnt like anything else. Randy was gone in an instant thankfully and did not suffer.

[@moisesgonzalez1285]

​@@countvond233 Could you share the photos?

[@Despiser25]

What a shockingly stupid way to get killed. "Hey lets go for a joyride in a PLANE with a cokehead who wants to buzz the bus, what could go wrong?"

[@melbourne-heat.69-71]

If Aycock's wife was never on that tour bus that accident would have never happened..He probably planned on ramming that plane into the bus killing everybody..Rudy said you could see Randy punching the crap out of the pilot obviously he was on a mission to kill everybody..I was in Leesburg with a bunch of guys on motorcycles from the road the only thing you could see is the Jet fuel Flames bright red it looked like it was covering the whole house the police already had the road blocked off waiting for the fire company to come..Rudy said Randy was a hero trying to stop this Maniac from ramming the tour bus..Sad-Sad day after the fire trucks got there and put the fire out the only thing you could see was Black Smoke going up to the sky..At the time right after it happened we didn't have a clue who was on that plane..The one Cop told us there were three people on the plane and the one was guitarist Randy Rhoads..🎸🎶🎸RIP to Randy and Rachel..😢

[@patrickcasey357]

pretty cool.

[@pallen49]

When you hear about how stupidity ( that pilot ) played a major role in such a sad tragedy, you can't help but think ' This has to be fate and destiny '...Some things were just meant to be, no matter how sad and tragic it is...We all have that date, time, place and the way we will go ' out ' that awaits us all..

[@fretfix1]

I bet you are the 'life' of the party...

[@Debra-k1f]

😢..true though....my heart has recently passed away after a TBI & broken neck, 1 second changed 2 lives 4evr..he was in the hospital for 360 days..it happens unfortunately 😢

[@cindie7086]

but we also make risky bad decisions that determines our fate…

[@Clearanceman2]

If I was a star, I'd refuse to travel by small plane. Seems if you took big planes and busses you could live a lot longer. Although in this case, it was a ridiculous thing. It wasn't even really an accident. If someone crashes doing a daredevil stunt, is it really an accident?

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

They were travelling by coach on tour, they took the plane for recreation and supposed fun.

[@billmadison2032]

I know it wasn't a plane crash but can you do the Metallica bus crash please

[@DudeTours]

I will take a look, the plan for the channel was to find locations with stories and not be entirely about aviation events, I am going to read up on what happened with that bus crash. Thanks!

[@billmadison2032]

@@DudeTours thanks

[@baneverything5580]

The DEATH of RANDY RHOADS: What the News Didn't Report ⭐ OZZY Bassist RUDY SARZO Says it was Murder!

[@debistring]

Too much deadwood.

[@rebeccamedhurst9629]

Thank you so much some asshole on KZbin called me a lie and said I don't know what i am typing and I telling damage lies about the band black Sabbath I don't think I do that because this still effects me to this fucking day and will till I die then I free from the pain

[@toshasmith6696]

And what about the cocaine bear crash 😮dude😂

[@DudeTours]

Have only head bits and pieces about that story, guess I should go watch that.