Wichita State University football team plane crash

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Airliner accidents and incidents in ColoradoAviation accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorAviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1970Aviation accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrainAviation accidents and incidents involving sports teamsClear Creek County, ColoradoOctober 1970 events in the United StatesUse mdy dates from January 2019Wichita State Shockers football

In clear and calm weather in Colorado at 1:14 p.m. MDT on Friday, October 2, 1970, a chartered Martin 4-0-4 airliner crashed into a mountain eight miles (13 km) west of Silver Plume. Operated by Golden Eagle Aviation, the twin-engined propliner carried 37 passengers and a crew of three; 29 were killed at the scene and two later died of their injuries while under medical care.It was one of two aircraft carrying the 1970 Wichita State Shockers football team to Logan, Utah, for a game against Utah State; the second aircraft flew a conventional route and arrived safely in Utah. Pilot errors, including poor in-flight decisions and inadequate pre-flight planning, were officially reported as leading to the crash.

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