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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Leazenby Clarence F ZENITH 701 STOL · Oxford, MS · March 30, 2023

Date
March 30, 2023 · 22:00 local
Place
Oxford, MS
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43414
Reported as
Leazenby Clarence F Zenith 701 Stol
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
385 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 3/31/2023 a concerned party called flight service indicating privacy data omittedwas missing. At 2200 local time, the wreckage ofprivacy data omitted was located in the woods near Oxford, MS. Passenger was located and transported to medical facility. Pilot body was recovered by first responders. On 04/01/2023, the FAA and NTSB arrived on scene. Left wing and landing gear were observed in a tree approximately 60 feet high. Remaining wreckage came to rest upside down approximately 50 feet from tree.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/31/2023 A CONCERNED PARTY CALLED FLIGHT SERVICE INDICATING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS MISSING. AT 2200 LOCAL TIME, THE WRECKAGE OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LOCATED IN THE WOODS NEAR OXFORD, MS. PASSENGER WAS LOCATED AND TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY. PILOT BODY WAS RECOVERED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. ON 04/01/2023, THE FAA AND NTSB ARRIVED ON SCENE. LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR WERE OBSERVED IN A TREE APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET HIGH. REMAINING WRECKAGE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM TREE.