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Oklahoma Men's Basketball Team Plane Crash Videotapes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-232

Scope and Contents

Collection contains videotapes created by Central States Media of the television media coverage from the local, state and national networks of the plane crash that occurred in Denver, CO that killed 10 members of the Oklahoma State University Men's Basketball Team.

Dates

  • 2001 - 2002

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Oklahoma State University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

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Administrative History

On January 27, 2001 at about 5:35 p.m. in a snowstorm 20 miles south of Denver near Byers, Colorado the Beechcraft King Air 200 Catpass airplane crashed killing all ten people aboard. The airplane was one of three chartered to fly the OSU Men’s Basketball team, Athletic Department staff, and broadcasters from the basketball game against the University of Colorado at Boulder to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Those that died in the crash were basketball players Nate Fleming and Daniel Lawson, sports information employee Will Hancock, OSU director of basketball operations Pat Noyes, athletic trainer Brian Luinstra, student manager Jared Weiberg, broadcast engineer Kendall Durfey, Oklahoma City sports broadcaster William “Bill” Teegins, pilot Denver Mills, and co-pilot Bjorn Fahlstrom.

Extent

5 Linear feet (4 record storage boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into one series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Related Archival Materials

Oklahoma State University Men's Basketball Team Plane Crash Collection, Collection Number 1999-173.

Processing Information

Processed by Janet Smith January, 2004.

Updated by Scott Jackson July, 2010.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Oklahoma Men's Basketball Team Plane Crash Videotapes Collection Collection Number 1999-232
Status
Completed
Author
Janet Smith
Date
January 2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

http://info.library.okstate.edu/scua/home
Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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