<Tr> <Th> Fatalities </Th> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Survivors </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <P> In clear and calm weather in Colorado at 1: 14 p.m. MDT on Friday, October 2, 1970, a chartered Martin 4 - 0 - 4 airliner crashed into a mountain eight miles (13 km) west of Silver Plume . Operated by Golden Eagle Aviation, the twin - engined propliner carried 37 passengers and a crew of three; 29 were killed at the scene and two later died of their injuries while under medical care . </P> <P> It was one of two aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team to Logan, Utah, for a game against Utah State University; the second aircraft flew a conventional route and arrived safely in Utah . Pilot errors, including poor in - flight decisions and inadequate pre-flight planning, were officially reported as leading to the crash . </P>

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