D.C. plane collision echoes tragic Wichita State football team crash
A plane flying Wichita State football players to an away game crashed in Colorado in 1970, leaving 31 dead. After Wichita State University football players boarded a flight for their game at Utah State in 1970, a pilot told the 39 others on board that they would take a scenic route near Mount Sniktau, a large mountain in Colorado.