The Day the Music Died

The Day the Music Died
	Puing-puing Bonanza di tempat kecelakaan
Ringkasan kecelakaan
Tanggal	03 Februari 1959
Lokasi	Dekat Clear Lake, Iowa, Amerika Serikat ; 43°13′13.3″N 93°22′53.1″W / 43.220361°N 93.381417°W
Penumpang	3
Awak	1
Tewas	4
Selamat	0
Jenis pesawat	Beechcraft Bonanza
Operator	Dwyer Flying Service, Mason City, Iowa
Registrasi	N3794N
Asal	Bandar Udara Munisipal Kota Mason, Iowa
Tujuan	Bandar Udara Hector, Dakota Utara

Pada 3 Februari 1959, para musisi rock and roll Amerika Serikat Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, dan "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson tewas dalam sebuah kecelakaan pesawat di dekat Clear Lake, Iowa, bersama dengan pilot Roger Peterson. Peristiwa tersebut kemudian dikenal sebagai "The Day the Music Died", setelah penyanyi-penulis lagu Don McLean menyebutnya dalam lagu tahun 1971 "American Pie".

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