Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The University of Evansville men's basketball plane crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.Two weeks after the crash, the only member of the basketball team who was not on the DC-3 was killed after being hit by a drunk driver, leaving all of the members of the 1977 Purple Aces Basketball team dead. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the crash on the pilot's failure to remove control locks on the right aileron and the rudder before takeoff, as well as an overloaded baggage compartment. The NTSB report said that the plane might have been able to stay airborne had only one of the problems existed. As it was, the extra baggage shifted the plane's center of gravity to the back end, and the locked rudder and aileron made it impossible to provide the needed lift to overcome the extra weight.A memorial has been constructed at the University of Evansville known as the "Weeping Basketball." On stone slabs are engraved the names of the members killed in both the plane crash as well as the student killed in a car accident two weeks after the crash. Also engraved is an excerpt from the eulogy delivered by school president William Graves at a memorial service: "Out of the agony of this hour we will rise."Team Members include:Seniors:Kevin Kingston, John Ed Washington and Marion Anthony “Tony” WinburnJuniors:Stephen Miller, Bryan TaylorSophomores: Keith Moon Freshmen:Warren Alston, Ray Comandella, Mike Duff, Kraig Heckendorn, Michael Joyner, Barney Lewis, Greg Smith and Mark SiegelCoach and Administrators: Head Coach - Robert "Bobby" Watson UE Athletic Business Manager - Bob Hudson UE Comptroller - Charles Shike Sports Information Director - Gregory Knipping Radio announcer - Marvin "Marv" Bates↑. }
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- University_of_Evansville_men's_basketball_team_plane_crash abstract "The University of Evansville men's basketball plane crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.Two weeks after the crash, the only member of the basketball team who was not on the DC-3 was killed after being hit by a drunk driver, leaving all of the members of the 1977 Purple Aces Basketball team dead. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the crash on the pilot's failure to remove control locks on the right aileron and the rudder before takeoff, as well as an overloaded baggage compartment. The NTSB report said that the plane might have been able to stay airborne had only one of the problems existed. As it was, the extra baggage shifted the plane's center of gravity to the back end, and the locked rudder and aileron made it impossible to provide the needed lift to overcome the extra weight.A memorial has been constructed at the University of Evansville known as the "Weeping Basketball." On stone slabs are engraved the names of the members killed in both the plane crash as well as the student killed in a car accident two weeks after the crash. Also engraved is an excerpt from the eulogy delivered by school president William Graves at a memorial service: "Out of the agony of this hour we will rise."Team Members include:Seniors:Kevin Kingston, John Ed Washington and Marion Anthony “Tony” WinburnJuniors:Stephen Miller, Bryan TaylorSophomores: Keith Moon Freshmen:Warren Alston, Ray Comandella, Mike Duff, Kraig Heckendorn, Michael Joyner, Barney Lewis, Greg Smith and Mark SiegelCoach and Administrators: Head Coach - Robert "Bobby" Watson UE Athletic Business Manager - Bob Hudson UE Comptroller - Charles Shike Sports Information Director - Gregory Knipping Radio announcer - Marvin "Marv" Bates↑".