1977 basketball team plane crash conspiracy

Bob Hudson, Associate Athletic Director. But just moments after takeoff from the local airport, the teams antiquated Douglas DC-3 pitched up, rolled left, and crashed to the ground, destroying the airplane and killing all 29 passengers and crew. On the night of December 13th, 1977, the University of Evansville men's basketball team boarded a plane bound for Nashville, Tennessee, for their next game with the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. In Evansville, the Purple Aces enjoyed widespread celebrity, attracting thousands of fans every time they took to the court, in part due to their famous coach and flamboyant style of dress. Low 38F. The stories of the people affected by the crash and its aftermath serve as a tribute to all - teammates, friends and family. There were billboards all up and down Highway 41, students were packed at the dining center to watch the game. Junior Steve Miller, from New Albany, had recently married. Air Indiana flight 216 became airborne in a remarkably short distance, lifting off the runway without anything near the required speed to maintain stable flight. The event tragically took all 29 lives on board, including the University of Evansville (UE) men's basketball team, supporters of the Purple Aces, and the flight crew. Rescue workers who struggled through deep mud to reach the flam'ng wreckage pulled three persons from the plane, but only one reached a hospital alive. Atkinson, a faculty member at the University of Evansville, is re-telling that story in the documentary From the Ashes. The documentary has been submitted to six festivals, and Atkinson released atrailer this week before Evansville opens play in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday. "That's when I realized that this had been the basketball team.". But the plane was only 100 feet or so above the ground, struggling to stay airborne, and Captain Pham was still trying to figure out why he had no roll or yaw control. Bobby Watson, UE Mens Basketball Head Coach. Their first choice was former Aces and NBA star Jerry Sloan. Beaven didnt learn the severity until he got home and turned on the news. DC-3s crash almost every year, probably as a side effect of the harsh conditions in which they operate, but usually no one dies, and the tough old planes are frequently repaired and returned to service afterward.

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