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On Nov. 14, 1970, 75 people died in the worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history, when a Southern Airways DC-9 crashed into a hillside nearby. The victims included 37 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5.
6 gru 2023 · On Nov. 14, 1970, the Marshall team’s plane crashed nose-first into a hillside just one mile from the Huntington Tri-State Airport, setting the whole area ablaze. All 75 people on board were killed in what the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called an “unsurvivable” crash.
On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia, the lives of 75 people were lost in the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Among the losses were nearly the entire Marshall University football team, coaches, flight crew, numerous fans, and supporters.
14 lis 1970 · What happened on November 14, 1970. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from Nov 14, 1970 or search by date, day or keyword.
16 lis 2009 · On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clips a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the Tri-State Airport in...
3 maj 2023 · November 14, 1970 remains etched in the Marshall football team and US sports history. On that day, Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed with no survivors. The plane was carrying 37 members of...
19 gru 2022 · On November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932, a chartered jet flight from Kinston, North Carolina, to Kenova, W. VA, clipped into some trees and crashed into a hill just short of its arrival at Huntington Tri-State Airport.
