Cessna 150G accident near Oxford, MS
On June 8, 2000, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oxford, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2000
- Place
- Oxford, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.349°N, 89.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21152
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 8, 2000, at 1809 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3711J, collided with the ground and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from runway 09 at the University/Oxford County Airport in Oxford, Mississippi (UOX). The training flight was operated by the certified flight instructor under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the certified flight instructor and the student pilot were fatally injured. The flight departed Oxford, Mississippi, at 1808. Friends of the flight instructor stated that he and the student pilot were planning remain in the traffic pattern and practice touch and go landings in the traffic pattern. According to witnesses near the accident site, the airplane departed Oxford and climbed to approximately 400 feet above the ground. Another witness reported that it appeared that the engine lost power. As the airplane approached the departure end of runway 09, the airplane entered a steep left turn and lost altitude. Eyewitnesses stated that the airplane entered a nose low attitude, collided with the ground 100 yards left of the extended centerline of runway 09, and burst into flames. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single and multi-engine land, and instructor single engine land ratings. His total flight time was 900 hours and the approximately flying time in the Cessna 150 was not determined. The pilot held a current first class medical certificate, dated July
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
