OSU Cowboys Basketball Team Crash - Strasburg, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
N 39° 44.825 W 104° 14.836
13S E 564489 N 4399957
Touching memorial to the ten who lost their lives returning to Oklahoma from a basketball game in Denver
Waymark Code: WM9KFD
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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This memorial is quite easy to find as signs through Strasburg guide you to the field. The rancher who owns the property donated it for the memorial. The area is flat and wind-swept and would in inaccessible during winter storms.

The stone reads:

"WE WILL REMEMBER"
This memorial is dedicated in memory of the Ten loved ones who and friends of Oklahoma State University who perished in an airplane crash at approximately 5:37 p.m. on January 27, 2001, 1.032 feet from this location.

Dedicated August 25, 2001

Mementos are attached to the fence by visitors. The memorial is in excellent condition. The actual crash site is a short walk west at N39° 44.824, W104° 15.054. There is ample parking in a graveled lot adjacent to the memorial.

The NTSB Report may be found at (visit link) . Other sites include (visit link) , (visit link) and (visit link) .
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Date of Crash: 01/27/2001

Aircraft Model: Beech 200

Military or Civilian: Civilian

Tail Number: N81PF

Cause of Crash:
The pilot’s spatial disorientation resulting from his failure to maintain positive manual control of the airplane with the available flight instrumentation. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the loss of a.c. electrical power during instrument meteorological conditions.


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