Mar 4, 2015 · In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a small aircraft carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed a few miles from Mason …

Oct 26, 2023 · Buddy Holly was sadly killed in an air crash in February 1959 - an event later referred to as "The Day the Music Died." The cause was determined to be an inexperienced …

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with …

A gun that belonged to Buddy Holly was found at the crash site, fueling rumors that the pilot was shot and perhaps Richardson survived the crash and was trying to get help. “I was hoping to …

Feb 21, 2024 · After an extensive air search, the wreckage of N 3794N was sighted in an open farm field at approximately 0935 that morning. All occupants were dead and the aircraft was …

Feb 3, 2013 · Probable Cause. The Board determines that he probably cause of this accident was the pilot’s unwise decision to embark on a flight which would necessitate flying solely by …

Feb 23, 2019 · A chartered flight from Clear Lake, IA to Fargo, ND crashed on February 3, 1959, killing musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson.

Feb 3, 2020 · What really happened the ’ Day The Music Died,’ when rock n’ roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ’ The Big Bopper,’ J.P. Richardson Jr., perished in a plane crash in …

Feb 3, 2024 · Holly, the 22-year-old driving force of the tour, had enough of broken down busses in freezing temperatures and chartered a four-seater plane to get to the show the next night in …

Mar 3, 2010 · “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with the pilot, are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a …