Pilot-rated passenger was seated in back of plane during crash that killed Oklahoma State University coaches, report shows

 
BY SILAS ALLEN | Published: January 19, 2013   

The only passenger certified to fly a plane that crashed on Nov. 17, 2011, in Arkansas, killing two Oklahoma State University coaches, was seated in the rear of the plane, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.

photo - Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and his assistant coach Miranda Serna watch their team during an exhibition game Nov. 9, 2011, just days before they died in a plane crash.  Photo by Bryan Terry,  The Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and his assistant coach Miranda Serna watch their team during an exhibition game Nov. 9, 2011, just days before they died in a plane crash. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Archives

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That position likely would have placed her out of reach of the flight controls if the 82-year-old pilot of the aircraft had suffered a medical emergency.

Paula Branstetter, wife of pilot...
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