# Accident 20071006824649A: Cessna 172N, Oxford, MS, October 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2007, 19:48 local time
- Place: Oxford, MS
- Airport: University-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3844° N, 89.5369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3844&lon=-89.5369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5260J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260J-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006824649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA003), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 172N (N5260J), Oxford, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadvertent stall during takeoff. A contributing factor was his failure to calculate the aircraft gross weight prior to the flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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