Type: Controlled flight into terrain

Occurrence Type: Accident

Site: near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States

Coords: Coord431312N93230Wregion:US-IA_type:landmark

Aircraft Type: Beechcraft Bonanza

Operator: Dwyer Flying Service in Mason City, Iowa

Number on List: airregN3794N

Origin: Mason City Municipal Airport

Passengers: 3

Crew: 1

Fatalities: 4 (all)

Survivors: On February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa killed three American rock and roll musicians: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (The Big Bopper), as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson (Roger Peterson (pilot)). The day was later called