The Life of Beloved Actress Sally Fields

In 1988, she was aboard a private plane that crash-landed at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Colorado. The aircraft overshot the runway while attempting to land in snowy conditions.

She survived the accident with minor injuries. The incident received media coverage at the time due to her high profile. The event added an unexpected and serious moment to an otherwise professionally active period in her late 1980s career.