Champ Kind Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (Reuters) - A private airplane returning from the NCAA men's basketball championship crashed early Tuesday on approach to a central Illinois airport, killing all seven on board, including two members of Illinois State University's athletics department. The airplane had left Indianapolis about an hour before it crashed roughly 2-1/2 miles from its destination, the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Illinois, about 160 miles to the west, officials said. Torrey Ward, 36, the associate head coach for Illinois State's men's basketball team, Aaron Leetch, 37, a deputy athletics director, and five supporters of the program died in the crash, the university said. "Words cannot fully express the grief that is felt in the wake of such a tragedy," Illinois State President Larry Dietz said in a statement. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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