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Icy wings may have caused fatal OSU crash
BYERS, Colo. (AP) - After a snowy day
walking through a mile of scattered wreck-
age, aviation investigators focused on whether
a plane used by Oklahoma State had been de-
iced before takeoff.
"We have some very detailed and painstak-
ing work ahead of us in what are not the best
weather conditions," John Hammerschmidt,
head of the National Transportation Safety
Board crash investigation team, said Sunday.
Ten people, including two Oklahoma State
basketball players and six staffers, were killed
Saturday when the twin-engine plane crashed
into a field. The plane had taken off from Jef-
ferson County Airport in light snow and with
a visibility of one mile.
The crew was told ice could form on the
wings, but investigators said conditions were
not harsh enough for authorities to ground
the plane.
Federal investigators planned yesterday to
interview the maintenance crews who worked
on the plane before takeoff, those who spoke
with the plane's crew just before takeoff and
the pilots of the two planes that arrived safely
at Stillwater, Okla.
The Beechcraft King Air 200 Catpass was
one of three planes carrying the school's bas-
ketball team and associates back to Stillwater
after a loss to Colorado at Boulder.
No distress call was made before the crash,
said Arnold Scott of the NTSB.
Among the victims were Oklahoma State
players Nate Fleming and Daniel Lawson,
sports information employee Will Hancock,
director of basketball operations Pat Noyes
and their trainer Brian Luinstra.
The Big 12 Conference said the school's
game tonight at Texas Tech had been post-
poned indefinitely. Oklahoma State said its
basketball schedule will be completed.
Coach Eddie Sutton had stayed in his
office until after 1 a.m. Sunday, notifying
family members and meeting with his griev-
ing players.
Classes were held yesterday; the school set
a memorial service for tomorrow.
The plane was registered to North Bay
Charter of Reno, Nev The company declined
to comment. The university said it was not a
charter flight and the plane for the trip was
provided by an Oklahoma City man.
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An Investigator carries a piece of wreckage from the site of
the plane crash that killed 10 people associated with the
Oklahoma State basketball team.
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