Mike Boynton called his wife and children to let them know his flight was about to take off.
He always lets his family know when he gets on a plane; part of the routine for the recently-hired men’s basketball coach at Oklahoma State.
Once he said goodbye and hung up, Boynton got comfortable in his seat while sitting on the tarmac at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City. He was eager to get some sleep on the 65-minute flight before a layover in Dallas.
Dark clouds hovered in the sky as rain made small thumping sounds on top of the airplane.