What was the name of the plane the "Big Bopper" went down in?

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What was the name of the plane the "Big Bopper" went down in?

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959.
Do you recall the name of the aircraft.?

2006-10-27 02:02:43 · 3 answers · asked by timc_fla 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities

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Beechcraft Bonanza, SN# N3794N

2006-10-27 02:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Contrary to popular myth, "American Pie" was not the name of the ill-fated plane. The four-passenger Beechcraft Bonanza had no name, only a registration number N3794N.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly

2006-10-29 05:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Miss. Bliss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

American Pie. Thats where the song came from.

2006-10-27 02:09:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋