Chuck Berry was not in a plane crash with anyone; the famous plane crash people usually mean is the one that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson in 1959.

Quick scoop

If you meant the “Day the Music Died,” those were the passengers and pilot on the plane, not Chuck Berry.

Why the confusion

Chuck Berry is often mentioned alongside Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in rock-and-roll history, so the names can get mixed up in casual conversation.