A small plane that took off in Indianapolis after the NCAA championship crashed in central Illinois, killing all seven aboard the aircraft, authorities said.
The Cessna 414 crashed just after midnight on Tuesday outside of Bloomington, Ill., the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Illinois State University in Normal said two members of the athletics department were killed. Aaron Leetch was deputy director of Athletics for external operations. Torrey Ward was associate head coach of the men's basketball team.