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The worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history, killing 75 people on board a chartered DC-9 carrying Marshall University football team in 1970. The crash was caused by pilot error and poor visibility, and occurred near Tri-State Airport in West Virginia.
6 gru 2023 · On Nov. 14, 1970, a Southern Airways flight carrying 75 people, mostly Marshall football players and staff, crashed and killed everyone on board. The crash sparked a recovery effort that inspired the film We Are Marshall, but the true story is more tragic than the movie.
The weather conditions were poor, mist and light rain with broken clouds at 500 feet. The plane descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude, striking trees on a hillside about one mile from the runway. The plane then crashed and burned.
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...
Explore digitized archives of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 members, coaches, and fans of Marshall University. See photos, sketches, and historical markers related to the tragedy and its aftermath.
A tribute to the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash that claimed nearly the entire Marshall University football team and others. Learn about the victims, the impact, and the legacy of this tragic event.
14 lis 2020 · Roy Slezak, who lived in Passaic with Art Harris Jr., a Marshall player who died in the 1970 crash, shares his memories and regrets. He also recalls the impact of the tragedy on the Marshall community and the Harris family.
