Air Indiana Explained

Air Indiana was a regional, charter and cargo airline that operated Douglas DC-3 aircraft during the late 1970s.

In December 1977, Air Indiana Flight 216, a DC-3 registered N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, crashed after takeoff at Evansville Regional Airport, killing the coach (Robert L. Watson) 29 passengers, team players and crew.^[1]

Destinations

Air Indiana served the following scheduled destinations as of 1979:^{[2] [3]}

• Danville, Illinois
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Mattoon, Illinois
• St. Louis, Missouri

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

4. Coach Robert L. Watson was originally from Bethel Park, PA, a Pittsburgh, PA suburb. Coach Watson was a graduate of Bethel Park, PA High School, and a graduate of VMI. Bob served in Vietnam in 1965 - 66 and again in 1967 - 68. He was highly decorated with many military honors, to include the Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aircraft Accident Report . 11 September 2015 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004142038/http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR78-10.pdf . 4 October 2012 .
2. Web site: Danville, Illinois - Effective November 15, 1979. DepartedFlights.com. 11 September 2015.
3. Web site: Airlines and Aircraft Serving Saint Louis Effective November 15, 1979. DepartedFlights.com. 11 September 2015.