Jane Dornacker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jane Dornacker

Musician, actress, comedienne, traffic reporter

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1947

Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1986

Profession: actor, reporter, comedian, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jane Dornacker (October 1, 1947 – October 22, 1986) was an American rock musician, actress, comedian, and traffic reporter. In 1986, while working for WNBC 660 AM Radio in New York City (which became WFAN in 1988), Dornacker was aboard during two unrelated crashes of the helicopters leased to WNBC.
She survived the first crash, but was killed in the second crash into the Hudson River, which occurred as she was delivering a live traffic report.
Her death came shortly after that of her husband, Bob Knickerbocker, orphaning their 16-year-old daughter.
The NTSB investigation determined the cause of the fatal crash to have been use of improper parts and poor maintenance on the part of Spectrum Helicopters of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.