Devastating Byers Plane Crash, 20 Years Later

Devastating Byers Plane CrashAn Adams County Sheriffs Department official, and a Bennet Fire Department firefighter inspect the plane wreckage outside Byers, Colorado, 80 miles (128kms) northeast of Denver, 28 January 2001. The charter plane crashed late 27 January, 2001, a short time after take-off as it was returning to Stillwater, Oklahoma. All 10 passengers were killed, including six staffers and broadcasters associated with the Oklahoma State University (OSU) athletic program, two members of the OSU men's varsity basketball team, the pilot and co-pilot. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashA combined effort from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Evidence Recovery team, (ERT) the National Transportation Safety Board, (NTSB) and local fire and rescue teams, sift through and recover bodies from the wreckage of a plane crash Sunday afternoon that killed 10 people Saturday evening near Byers Colorado. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashEmergency worker vehicles surround the wreckage of an airplane late 27 January 2001 that crashed near Byers, Colorado, 80 miles northeast of Denver, a short time after take-off as it was returning to Stillwater, Oklahoma. All 10 passengers were killed, including six staffers and broadcasters associated with the Oklahoma State University athletic program and two members of the OSU men's varsity basketball team. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashEmergency workers (L) discuss the situation near scattered pieces of plane wreckage outside Byers, Colorado, 80 miles northeast of Denver, 28 January 2001. The plane crashed late 27 January 2001 a short time after take-off as it was returning to Stillwater, Oklahoma. All 10 passengers were killed, including six staffers and broadcasters associated with the Oklahoma State University athletic program and two members of the OSU men's varsity basketball team. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashSgt. Craig Coleman, of the Adams County Sheriff's Office, answers questions from reporters Jan. 28, 2001 near the plane wreckage outside Byers. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashOfficials from the National Transportation Safety Board, Adams County Sheriffs Department, and Bennet Fire Department inspect the plane wreckage outside Byers, Colorado, 80 miles (128kms) northeast of Denver, 28 January 2001. The charter plane crashed late 27 January 2001, a short time after take-off as it was returning to Stillwater, Oklahoma. All 10 passengers were killed, including six staffers and broadcasters associated with the Oklahoma State University (OSU) athletic program, two members of the OSU men's varsity basketball team, the pilot and co-pilot. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashLeo Crouse, a farmer from Byers, surveys his land Sunday afternoon for any damage from Saturday evening's plane crash that killed 10 people. Crouse owns pasture land directly south of the crash site and was afraid that the plane may have damaged his fence. In the background, local investigators, (NTSB arrived later in the day) and fire and rescue teams from Byers were placing cones at the sight to mark areas for investigation. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashLeft to Right - Michel Morandais, Brandon Gasser, Trennis Jones, and Woody Piirto. Colorado University forward, Brandon Gasser, #10, wipes a tear from his face during 30 seconds of silence in memory of those killed in Saturday's plane crash in Byers before a game. Ten people were killed including two Oklahoma State basketball players as well as staff members. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane CrashDENVER, COLO, OCTOBER 8, 2004- Melvin Sanders in Denver. Sanders is a basketball player out of Oklahoma State and who was on the team when the crash happened. (Photo By Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Devastating Byers Plane Crash10 years later: Oklahoma State basketball players remember those killed in a plane crash in Colorado in 2001. (credit: CBS)