Cessna U-3A accident near Brooksville, MS
On December 11, 1999, a Cessna U-3A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brooksville, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 11, 1999
- Place
- Brooksville, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna U-3A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.230°N, 88.579°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20277
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 11, 1999, about 1550 central standard time (all times central standard time), a Cessna U-3A, N8063X, registered to a private individual, crashed into a field near Brooksville, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 1335, from the Moore-Murrell Airport, Morristown, Tennessee. According to several witnesses, clear weather conditions existed about the time of the accident near the accident site. A witness who was located approximately 3 miles north of the accident site reported hearing the airplane pass over; the noise was loud. She never saw the airplane though she thought it was traveling south. As the airplane got far away, she then heard popping sounds that continued for approximately 5 seconds. A witness who is familiar with aviation and was located approximately 1.25 miles north of the accident site reported that he looked up after hearing the airplane and it appeared to decelerate. He reported that the airplane then "stalled" and spun 5 or 6 times then recovered "with the engines running wide open...." The airplane then disappeared behind trees. According to the witnesses' father who is a pilot, his son alerted him to look at the airplane. The father reported that he estimated the airplane was at 2,000 feet above ground level (agl), in a "...nose down spiral at "full throttle. After about two more turns the aircr
Probable cause
The in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in the collision with terrain.
More accidents in MS
- Beech A36TC, May 16, 2016
- Cessna 336, Sep 15, 2004
- Piper PA-24-180, May 8, 1999
- Mooney M20C, Jul 30, 2005
- Beech A36, Dec 3, 1983
Browse: Mississippi · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
