article_snippet: An investigation into the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly and three others could now be reopened after a respected pilot brought forward new factors as to how the aircraft may have gone down.
article_snippet: At the time of Crash, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled the probable cause of Crash was error by the pilot, Roger Peterson, who took off from Mason City to Moorhead, Minnesota, in inclement weather, even though he was qualified.
article_snippet: An investigation into the reasons for the crash - ruled at the time to be pilot - could now be reopened, after a pilot petitioned for other factors to be considered .
article_snippet: the plane had been in the air less than four minutes.
article_snippet: History and many other people believe that Peterson was the direct cause of the February 3, 1959 crash.
article_snippet: The pilot was unqualified to fly in those conditions and The pilot lost control of the airplane.'
highlights_snippet: Crash ruled to be caused by pilot error during inclement weather .
  