Buddy Holly’s headstone Getty Imagesīass player and eventual country legend Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to a feverish Richardson - and he remained guilt-ridden until he died in 2002 at age 64. Three young rock n roll stars have been killed in a plane crash in the United States.
It crashed shortly after taking off from Mason City, Iowa, early the next morning.ĭion DiMucci of Dion and the Belmonts said in 2009 that Holly told the others to flip a coin to see who would fly on the four-seat Beech Bonanza after the concert and who would take a bus, the newspaper reported. 2, 1959, Holly and the others decided to charter a small plane to take them to Moorhead, Minnesota. Richardson (The Big Bopper), and Ritchie Valens crashed. The agency will reopen a case when new evidence is discovered or when its findings are erroneous.Īfter completing a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. Just hours later, and minutes after takeoff, the plane carrying the three musicians, Buddy Holly, J.P. A decision on whether to reopen the probe could take weeks. Dwyer watched from below as the plane lifted into the dark, wintry night. At approximately 12:55 a.m., they took off from runway 17 (now runway 18). 19: “You have gotten our attention,” the Des Moines Register reported. 3, 1959, Holly, Valens and Richardson arrived at the airport, gathered their belongings and hurried along through the falling snow to Peterson’s plane. “I believe that the NTSB will review pilot Peterson’s diagnostic actions in the aircraft during this 3.5-minute flight and realize the heroic efforts that took place in those 4.9 miles,” Coon said. He also is questioning fuel gauge readings. Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P.
The factors include the plane’s weight-and-balance calculations (for passengers, baggage and fuel), and possible carburetor icing and problems with the rudder pedals, Coon told CNN. the Big Bopper Richardson, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died Feb. Coon petitioned the NTSB to investigate possible contributing factors that may clear the name of 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson, who died alongside the rock legends, the Des Moines Register reported. Richardson, also known as “The Big Bopper” - because he wasn’t certified for an instrument-guided flight and his weather briefing was deficient. 23, 1959, that the pilot was to blame for the crash - which also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Civil Aeronautics Board, the NTSB’s precursor, ruled on Sept. Rock ’n’ roll legend Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash in 1959 on “the day the music died” - and now the National Transportation Safety Board may reopen an investigation into the crash, thanks to a request from an aviation enthusiast.
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