November 17, 2011, A Perry County, AR plane crash claimed the life of Oklahoma State head women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna along with the pilot and another passenger. Budke and Serna were returning from a recruiting trip in central Arkansas. The Piper PA-28 crashed minutes after takeoff. This event is particular notable in that it is the 2nd air tragedy to strike the Oklahoma State baskeball program in recent memory. In January 2001, a plane carrying staff and players from the school's men's basketball team crashed in a snow storm in Colorado, killing all 10 aboard the plane.
Four adults and any baggage in a PA-28 sounds like an overloaded aircraft.
Four adults and any baggage in a PA-28 sounds like an overloaded aircraft.
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