# Accident 20190706009319A: Cessna 172R, Oxford, MS, July 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2019, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oxford, MS
- Airport: University-Oxford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3878° N, 89.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3878&lon=-89.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994CP-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190706009319A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2019, ABOUT 1515 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R AIRPLANE, N994CP, IMPACTED A

GOLF COURSE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY-OXFORD AIRPORT (UOX), NEAR OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI. THE STUDENT

PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND FIRE.

## 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 CEN19FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA212), Jul 6, 2019: Cessna 172 (N994CP), Oxford, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. 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.

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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