What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departing on runway 9 at University-Oxford Airport (uox) in Mississippi, the aircraft banked to the left and impacted the tree line that was north east of the runway approximately 200 yards away. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. When the aircraft came to rest, it was facing a south west direction with the nose of the aircraft touching the ground, and the remaining part of the aircraft supported by broken trees and tree branches. The pilot stated the aircraft did not have the normal amount of power and ground speed prior to departure. He estimated the ground speed at 60 knots. During the post accident interview the pilot admitted he overloaded the aircraft. He said he discovered this after double checking his weight & balance figures after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 9 AT UNIVERSITY-OXFORD AIRPORT (UOX) IN MISSISSIPPI, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE TREE LINE THAT WAS NORTH EAST OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, IT WAS FACING A SOUTH WEST DIRECTION WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING THE GROUND, AND THE REMAINING PART OF THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED BY BROKEN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF POWER AND GROUND SPEED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE ESTIMATED THE GROUND SPEED AT 60 KNOTS. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW THE PILOT ADMITTED HE OVERLOADED THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID HE DISCOVERED THIS AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING HIS WEIGHT & BALANCE FIGURES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.