On 17 November 2011, the Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed near Perryville, Arkansas, killing four people inside, which included head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna, from the women's basketball team Oklahoma State University and former State. Senator Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula.
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Incident
The aircraft involved was Piper PA-28-180 which was built in 1964. The pilot and registered owner, former Oklahoma State Senator Olin Branstetter is a certified commercial pilot and rated as an instrument.
The aircraft was piloted by Branstetter on a donor flight on November 17, 2011 with passengers: head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna, from OSU Women's Basketball team and Branstetter wife Paula. The flight comes from Stillwater, Oklahoma, where the team has just won their first game of the season versus Rice and will arrive in North Little Rock, Arkansas, as part of a trip to look for a high school player candidate.
The aircraft flew 7,000 feet above Arkansas as it turned right and began to descend. The pilot did not raise the warning before crashing his nose-first into the ridge near Perryville at 4:10 pm. Hunters near the scene are called emergency services when they see the aircraft in a state of distress.
Maps 2011 Arkansas Piper Cherokee crash
Report after event
The NTSB investigation released in February 2013 concluded that Branstetter lost control of the aircraft, although the reason for the loss of control could not be determined. The report ruled out the weather as a factor and said that there is no evidence to support that the existing medical conditions at the pilot have been the cause. NTSB found no problems with aircraft instruments, engines, and airframe.
Impact
Students, players and staff wear ribbons with numbers 4, and the coach's initials in memory. In addition, a memorial was established inside the Gallagher-Iba Arena in tune with these ribbons in honor of Coach Budke and Serna Coach. Assistant coach Jim Littell was named the interim head coach and the team following two matches was canceled. Since the accident, the university expanded its rules that prohibit single-engine aircraft travel to include trainers, staff and pilots, while the rules are in place to ensure all aircraft will be reviewed by consultants.
Budke's family received workers' compensation from the university while the families of the two trainers reached a settlement with the pilot plantation and his wife in July 2014.
See also
- List of accidents involving sports teams
- The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball plane crashed
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References
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