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What really happened the ’€œDay The Music Died,’€ when rock n’ roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ’€œThe Big Bopper,’€ J.P. Richardson Jr., perished in a plane crash in 1959?

In his comments to the press, the player gives his opinion of pilot Ara Zobayan.

For some of the same reasons that it can be risky, Flying is a complex world. Here are some of the terms investigators and commentators are using and what they mean in plain language.

What you don’t understand about scud running, or haven’t sufficiently grasped, is plenty enough to kill you if you aren’t lucky. Back in 1977, I was barely lucky enough.

The star aerobatics performer died along with the son of his partner in the crash of a homebuilt. A friend offers a touching tribute. Plus, how you can help.

The big question is, why did it happen? The theories are clear-cut, and all of them extremely concerning.

Armchair investigators in three-piece suits are bloviating about charter certificates as an area of critical focus. They need to come to their senses.

The NTSB report on a Kolb TWINSTAR accident in La Porte, Texas, that left two people dead.

The NTSB’s report on a balloon accident in Ashland, Ohio, that caused one fatality and left three injured.

Understanding the signs of hypoxia may just get you out of trouble