The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly and two other stars of rock and roll — including the Big Bopper — is being investigated again by U.S. transportation experts.

Holly was killed in the crash at the age of 22 along with Ritchie Valens and Jiles P. Richardson — better known as the Big Bopper — during takeoff in 1959 from an airport in Iowa, according to a BBC report.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday that it is reopening a probe into the crash.

An initial investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board nearly six decades ago provided two possible explanations of the crash. One was pilot error by 21-year-old Roger Peterson, who was controlling the aircraft. The other was that poor weather contributed to the situation, and the pilot did not have a proper weather breathing to keep him abreast of the situation.

The NTSB would investigate an old crash because of new evidence or indications that a previous investigation was inaccurate, according to the BBC report.

A pilot named LJ Coon from New England made the initial request for the investigation, according to the report.

Holly had originally planne to take a tour bus to his next location, but heating problems prompted him to take an airplane. He and the other two musicians had recently performed at a conert in Iowa and were on their way to another tour date in Moorhead, Minnesota.

The crash is referenced in the famous song “American Pie” by Don McLean, which was a chart-topping hit in 1972.

Buddy Holly was considered a pioneer of rock and roll, although he died at a very young age. He was considered one of the founding influences of rock and roll and he inspired a number of famous rock bands that followed him, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan.