Overview
- The Buddy Holly Hall show scheduled for 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 began around 10:30 p.m., according to local reporting.
- Yoakam said a cockpit mechanical-failure warning forced pilots to abort takeoff, return to the hangar and switch him to another aircraft.
- He credited the crew’s handling of the situation and expressed regret for the roughly 90-minute delay.
- Coverage cites his account from social media, with no independent confirmation yet from the airline, airport or aviation authorities.
- Reporters noted the venue’s namesake died in a 1959 plane crash, a resonant backdrop for Lubbock fans hearing of an aviation scare.