Bloomington, Il Plane Crash brought tragic death to seven friends who just wished to witness the NCAA final game. The Bloomington, Il Plane Crash claimed lives of seven people including ISU deputy director of athletics for external operations, and associate head coach of the Redbirds men's basketball team.
Chicago Tribune reported that seven people boarded a twin-engine Cessna including an experienced pilot and headed to Indianapolis to watch the NCAA finals. The group was expected to return Tuesday midnight when they hit a dense fog.
Among the victims identified in the Bloomington, Il Plane Crash include assistant coach Torrey Ward,36, Aaron Leetch, 37, athletic department's deputy director for external relations.
Woodrow "Jason" Jones, 45, a senior vice president/investment officer with Secord-Jones Wealth Management Group, Scott Bittner, 42, Terry Stralow, 64 Thomas Hileman, 51, pilot, and Andy Butler, 40, a regional representative for Sprint also died in the fatal plane crash.
The plane lost radar that prompted officials to determine what exactly happened to the twin-engine Cessna. The Bloomington, Il Plane Crash wreckage was located after three hours.
Aircraft officials are investigating on the root cause of the Bloomington, Il Plane Crash. Investigators may look into the weather condition, the pilot's skills and communication and the condition of the plane. At this moment, they stated that it is still hard to conclude what led to the tragic plane crash.
WGNTV reported that the National Transportation Safety Board stated that the plane was cleared for landing in Runway 20 at the central Illinois airport. However, for some reason, it failed to land and made a maneuver.
Scott Bittner, 42, was the owner of the twin-engine Cessna 414. All the passengers were declared dead when officials found that they were still strapped on their seats. They all died caused by severe force trauma resulting from the Bloomington, Il Plane Crash according to the INDYSTAR.
It was found out that the pilot of the CESSNA plane had a legitimate flying license. Since the beginning he has a total of 12,000 hours flying.
Up to this moment aircraft officials are investigating on the Bloomington, Il Plane Crash. Bittner's father-in-law, Scott Barrows stated that he was wondering what went wrong. He said the pilot was "very experienced."
