What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Oxford airport (uox), with a student pilot in left seat and CFI in the right seat, on a local training flight. Witnesses stated aircraft made a normal take-off and at approxiamtely 300 feet altitude AGL, as the aircraft was over the departure end of runway 09, the aircraft turned sharply to the left with wing perpendicular to the ground, then fell counter clock wise towards the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground 358 feet off the end and to the left of runway 09 at a small hill. The aircraft caught fire and burned. Two fatalities. (.4) 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. The training flight was operated by the certified flight instructor under the provisions of TITLE14 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 approx. 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 noise low attitude, collided with the ground 100 yards left of the extended centerline of runway 09, and burst into flames.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OXFORD AIRPORT (UOX), WITH A STUDENT PILOT IN LEFT SEAT AND CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT, ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL TAKE-OFF AND AT APPROXIAMTELY 300 FEET ALTITUDE AGL, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WITH WING PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND, THEN FELL COUNTER CLOCK WISE TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 358 FEET OFF THE END AND TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 09 AT A SMALL HILL. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. TWO FATALITIES. (.4) 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. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE14 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 APPROX. 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 NOISE LOW ATTITUDE, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 100 YARDS LEFT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 09, AND BURST INTO FLAMES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.