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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTaylor Swift Named Next of Kin by Pilot Who Died in Nashville Plane Crash
Curious and curiouser. There are a lot of unanswered questions about the plane crash that killed Canadian pilot Michael Callan in Nashville three weeks ago, but the strangest by far is this: Why did Callan, 45, list country-pop superstar Taylor Swift as his next of kin?
According to a report in the Tennessean, authorities heard from the Federal Aviation Administration that Callan had listed the 23-year-old "Red" songstress as his next of kin with the flying club in Canada. That information was relayed to Swift via her security team, none of whom knew or had heard of the pilot prior to his death.
"The first we heard of this was when the appropriate authorities contacted Taylor's management about the crash," Paula Erickson, the singer's publicist, wrote in an email response to the Tennessean. "Taylor does not know this person."
As reported by the Tennessean, Callan's plane went down on Oct. 29 at the Nashville International Airport, 500 miles from his planned destination. Authorities say he circled the airport for as long as two-and-a-half hours before attempting to land; after he crashed, the wreckage from his plane, a Cessna 172R, remained undiscovered for several hours. It's not known at this point why he was in the Nashville area.
According to a report in the Tennessean, authorities heard from the Federal Aviation Administration that Callan had listed the 23-year-old "Red" songstress as his next of kin with the flying club in Canada. That information was relayed to Swift via her security team, none of whom knew or had heard of the pilot prior to his death.
"The first we heard of this was when the appropriate authorities contacted Taylor's management about the crash," Paula Erickson, the singer's publicist, wrote in an email response to the Tennessean. "Taylor does not know this person."
As reported by the Tennessean, Callan's plane went down on Oct. 29 at the Nashville International Airport, 500 miles from his planned destination. Authorities say he circled the airport for as long as two-and-a-half hours before attempting to land; after he crashed, the wreckage from his plane, a Cessna 172R, remained undiscovered for several hours. It's not known at this point why he was in the Nashville area.
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Taylor Swift Named Next of Kin by Pilot Who Died in Nashville Plane Crash (Original Post)
KamaAina
Nov 2013
OP
its common for singles to spoof their next of kin for some stuff also to list fellow troops as
loli phabay
Nov 2013
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. Perhaps he did it as a spoof.
We all think we'll live forever.
loli phabay
(5,580 posts)2. its common for singles to spoof their next of kin for some stuff also to list fellow troops as
Each others beneficiaries for life insurance etc. Mayby the guy had no one else.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. Maybe he was totally alone.
Sad.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)4. Maybe he was a stalker?
This guy did have a pretty shady past...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. I don't know anything about him.
Renew Deal
(81,882 posts)6. Link?
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)7. So she's got that goin' for her