1959 Plane Crash re-investigated !

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1959 Plane Crash re-investigated !

Postby Jetranger » Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:39 pm

The FAA may re-investigate the 1959 plane crash in IOWA - USA.

That particular Plane Crash killed 3 well known musicians 1 of them Buddy Holly.

Aviation authorities are considering reopening the investigation into the plane crash that killed music stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.

Full Story : http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/national/buddy-holly-crash-probe-might-be-reopened/ar-BBidiuf?ocid=mailsignout
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Re: 1959 Plane Crash re-investigated !

Postby Webb » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:05 am

NTSB considers reopening Buddy Holly crash probe

DES MOINES, Iowa — It was labeled "the day the music died," but speculation has lived on about the cause of the airplane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, that killed rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly and three others in 1959.

The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled on Sept. 23, 1959, that the crash's cause was pilot error and deficiencies in the weather briefing to the pilot. But 56 years later, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board say its cold-case unit is considering reopening the investigation.

L.J. Coon, a New England man who describes himself as a retired pilot, aircraft dispatcher and FAA test proctor, petitioned the NTSB to look at several possible contributing factors that may clear the name of pilot Roger Peterson, who died in the crash at age 21.

"You have gotten our attention," the NTSB wrote to Coon in a Feb. 19 e-mail, promising to look into information that he provided. A decision on whether to reopen the case could take several weeks ...


Hmmm :think:
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Re: 1959 Plane Crash re-investigated !

Postby Fozzer » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:49 am

...funny old do...

I thought it had all been sorted out years ago... :roll: ...!

Simple: Beware of; "Bad Weather".

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