Today marks the 25th anniversary of the deadly plane crash that killed then-Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, his son Randy and aide Chris Sifford, a former radio news reporter in Springfield.
Carnahan was running in 2000 in a high-profile Senate race against GOP incumbent John Ashcroft.
Governor Carnahan’s plane crashed near Goldman, MO in rainy weather while heading to southeast Missouri on a campaign stop.
Missouri voters elected Carnahan to the U.S. Senate posthumously after the crash, and his widow, Jean, was appointed to serve.
Photo courtesy of National Governors Association.