Filed under: Oklahoma State, Campus
STILLWATER, Okla. - The hurt never really goes away. It's always there, reappearing at an instant's notice.
The nightmares come flooding back as well. The guilt lessens somewhat, but deep down it still remains.
On Jan. 27, 2001, three airplanes carrying nearly three dozen members of Oklahoma State's basketball program left Jefferson County Airport near Boulder, Colo., on a snowy Saturday night bound for Stillwater.
One of the planes, a twin-engine Beech King Air 200, crashed on a snowy hillside near Denver. There were no survivors. A later investigation determined the cause of the crash was due to a mechanical failure.
What happened that cold Colorado night resulted in the darkest day in Oklahoma State history.
"That accident affected Oklahoma State like nothing else that had ever happened," former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton said Wednesday night during a ceremony at halftime during OSU's game with Texas. "It changed our lives. And it really changed my life. Those 10 guys were special -- not a bad guy in the whole lot."
Kendall Durfey, 38, was a radio engineer for the Cowboy Network. Bjorn Fahlstrom, 30, sat in the co-pilot's seat. Nate Fleming, 20, was a freshman guard. Will Hancock, 31, was the media relations coordinator. Daniel Lawson, 21, was a junior guard. Brian Luinstra, 29, was a trainer. Denver Mills, 55, was the pilot. Pat Noyes, 27, was the director of basketball operations. Bill Teegins, 48, was the play-by-play voice of the Cowboys. Jared Weiberg, 22, was a student manager.
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