Cessna 172 accident near Oxford, MS
On July 6, 2019, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oxford, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 2019
- Place
- Oxford, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.388°N, 89.531°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190706X70756
Official records · CEN19FA212
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Memorandum For Record A�� Communication Summary -- Wings10 Crew's Recollections: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Memorandum For Record A�� Communication Summary -- Fbo Employee --- C Tallie: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Plots Of Radar Track: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 6, 2019, about 1515 central daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N994CP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oxford, Mississippi. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The solo cross-country flight originated from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Columbus, Mississippi, about 1400 and was destined for University-Oxford Airport (UOX), Oxford, Mississippi. A fixed-base operator employee at UOX reported that, about 1515, he heard the pilot announce on the common traffic advisory frequency that the airplane was landing on runway 9. He stated that the pilot's voice sounded "panicked" and that she did not finish her sentences. The pilot did not respond to a request for the airplane’s location from a helicopter in the area. The witness saw the airplane approach runway 9 with a tailwind. The airplane did not touch the runway, and abeam the windsock near midfield, the airplane started to climb at a "steep" angle. The witness indicated that he did not hear any engine anomalies. He stated that the airplane veered toward the golf course and then went "straight down behind the trees." He observed smoke about 3 minutes later above the treeline. The witness advised that a local Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control center had called a few minutes before the landing attempt and was trying to locate the airplane. A witness at the golf course reported that he first saw the airplane above the trees over the 16th hole of the golf cour
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go around with a tailwind, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.
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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.
