tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002295256310995661.post1958434305889005451..comments2024-02-26T03:31:17.162-05:00Comments on Pundit Press: National Transportation Safety Board may re-open investigation into
1959 plane crash that killed Buddy HollyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002295256310995661.post-24977790558661297352015-03-11T09:50:50.000-04:002015-03-11T09:50:50.000-04:00Ref: 'The Mason City Iowa accident 1959'Th...Ref: 'The Mason City Iowa accident 1959'<br>The Reported Mason City Airport Weather February-3-1959 was...<br>Measured Ceiling 3,000 - Sky Obscured - Visibility 6 miles - Temperature 18 degrees - Altimeter 29.86 - Wind Southwest 20 gust 30<br>" Not A Hollywood Snow Storm ".<br>The Owner of N3794N and The FAA certified Tower Operator...Stood on a platform at the base of The Tower and witnessed<br>The lights of N3794N "In A Slow Descent" less than 3 miles from The Mason City Airport, to the Northwest Visibility was reported as 6 miles<br>Not A Hollywood Snow Storm.<br>Remember...The Dwyer Flying Service was only certified by The FAA To fly VFR Chartered Flights ( Day and Night ) in 1959<br>So...This Departure / Flight was a VFR night flight with FAA Tower reported VFR weather conditions / 6 miles visibility.<br>Pilot Roger Peterson was VFR day and night rated ( 128 hours of flight) in N3794N and he had some Instrument time.<br>This was Pilot Roger Peterson's Home base facility/Airport. <br>This was a VFR night flight ( " Not A Hollywood Snow Storm " )<br>Pilot Roger Peterson...was in VFR night conditions for ' This Entire Flight '. <br><br>The Flight of N3794N lasted 3.5 minutes from the point of departure, ( 800 AGL, with a 1 minute 6 seconds <br>750 foot per minute ' Slow Descent ' ) coming to a rest at 4.9 miles from The Mason City Airport and 7 miles from <br>The community lights of Fertile . <br>( Fertile with 397 people / residences in 1959 Home of the 32nd Governor of Iowa )<br><br><br>The NTSB Petition includes but not limited to:<br>Total Weight and Balance <br>Fuel loaded<br>Fuel gages<br>Fuel amounts at wreckage site<br>No mention of fuel period<br>No mention of fuel danger for Investigators<br>Outside temperature 18 degrees<br>Who did the Weight and Balance <br>Was the Weight and Balance done with the Late switch of new passengers 'Valens and Richardson'.<br>Who Fueled the aircraft<br>Where is The Fuel receipt.<br>Who Loaded and secured 'The Baggage'. <br>Location of Right Wing<br>Passenger side (right side) Rudder Pedals ( were they removed for this Chartered Flight )<br>Aircraft 'Carburetor Induction Icing' in 1959<br>Did the Civil Aeronautics Board consider 'Carburetor Induction Icing' in this 1959 accident. <br>How was The Carburetor Heat control/position found<br><br>Addressed in The NTSB Petition but not limited to:<br>a.Magneto switches were both in the "off" position.<br>b.The attitude gyro indicator was stuck in a manner indicative of a 90-degree angle. <br>c.The rate of climb indicator was stuck at 3,000-feet-per-minute descent. <br>d.The airspeed indicator needle was stuck between 165-170 mph. <br>e.The omni selector was positioned at 114.9, the frequency of the Mason City omni range. <br>f.The course selector indicated a 360-degree course. <br>"The fact that the aircraft struck the ground in a turn <br>but with the nose lowered only slightly, indicates that <br>some control was being effected at the time."L J Coonnoreply@blogger.com