Hmmm maybe that was his personal plane? The plane that crashed was a charter, with a hired pilot for the trip.

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American Pie is supposed to be the name of the plane that crashed, containing the three guys that died. This is not true.

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But you bring up another good topic for thread: urban myths!

These threads really need to be in the ...Other Fun Things Forum, don't you think?