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Investigators have not yet determined whether his last words were, "Jesus
Take the Yoke"

https://apnews.com/article/brett-james-songwriter-jesus-plane-crash-f121ccbc353162f5d16b56689227009b
BY KATHY MCCORMACK AND JOSH FUNK
Updated 3:10 PM CDT, September 19, 2025

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top
hits includes "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood and "When the
Sun Goes Down" by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57.

The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon "under unknown circumstances" in the woods in Franklin, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a preliminary report. There were no survivors, the
North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a statement.

James was on a Cirrus SR22T, which was registered to him under his legal
name of Brett James Cornelius, according to information provided by the
FAA. It was not known if he was the pilot. The patrol confirmed his death.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board said they will
investigate the crash.

The other two people on the plane were Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell
Wilson, the patrol confirmed.
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