John F. Stephenson

John Stephenson (14 May 1937 – 14 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). 

The son of Jack Stephenson, who also played for Carlton, he was recruited from Benalla, but played only a single league game (in 1958).

In 1989 he was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 811, but survived, although nine people died after being blown out of the plane when the cargo door failed mid-flight. Stephenson was seated 11 rows behind where the fuselage was breached. In October 2014, Stephenson was killed when the Van's RV-6 light aircraft he was piloting crashed into a house in the Melbourne suburb of Chelsea.

References

External links 

John Stephenson's profile at Blueseum

Category:1937 births
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Australia
Category:Accidental deaths in Victoria (Australia)