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Oklahoma State Marks 25 Years Since 2001 Plane Crash With Renewed Remembrance

OSU’s Remember the Ten initiative sustains a public commitment to honoring those lost.

Overview

  • On Jan. 27, 2001, a charter flight returning to Stillwater from a game in Colorado crashed in a field about 40 miles east of Denver, killing all 10 onboard.
  • The victims were pilot Denver Mills, co-pilot Bjorn Fahlstrom, and eight members of the basketball program, including players Nate Fleming and Dan Lawson.
  • The university maintains a memorial inside Gallagher-Iba Arena and leads the Remember the Ten initiative, joined by a crash-site memorial in Colorado and an annual run.
  • Anniversary features revisit the community’s response, highlighting Coach Eddie Sutton’s personal outreach to families and teammates finding solace by gathering to play at Gallagher-Iba.
  • KOCO plans an interview with OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg to honor his brother Jared and reflect on a quarter-century of remembrance.