What happened
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On may 17, 2023, about 1127 central daylight time, a Beech E-90 airplane, being operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight, departed the university-oxford airport (uox), oxford, Mississippi and proceeded on a direct course toward Drake Field (fyv). The airplane continued on a straight heading toward fyv until 1230 when the airplane made a turn to the left. At this time, the airplane was about 6,100 ft MSL. The airplane continued descending and flew toward vixmu, which was an intermediate/initial approach fix (if/iaf) for the RNAV runway 34 approach to fyv. The airplane turned to the right before reaching vixmu, and then turned slightly to the left placing it on a 45° intercept for the approach segment between vixmu and opvie, which was the final approach fix. During this time, the airplane descended to about 3,525 ft, then climbed back up to 3,950 ft. when it had reached 3,950 ft it began a right turn, presumably to intercept the inbound approach course, but the airplane continued in the right turn and descended. The final ADS-B data point, about 0.1 miles from the accident site, was at 1236:26 with a recorded altitude of 2,900 ft MSL. The calculated descent rate between the final two data points was in excess of 15,000 ft/min. The airplane impacted wooded terrain, descending through an opening in the tree canopy. Based on the damage to the surrounding trees, the impact signatures and the airplane damage, the descent was near vertical. Both engines and propellers were embedded in the terrain, and the entire airplane was fragmented. All major airframe and flight control surfaces were identified in the immediate vicinity of the impact location. The pilot was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 17, 2023, ABOUT 1127 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-90 AIRPLANE, BEING OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, DEPARTED THE UNIVERSITY-OXFORD AIRPORT (UOX), OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI AND PROCEEDED ON A DIRECT COURSE TOWARD DRAKE FIELD (FYV). THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON A STRAIGHT HEADING TOWARD FYV UNTIL 1230 WHEN THE AIRPLANE MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 6,100 FT MSL. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DESCENDING AND FLEW TOWARD VIXMU, WHICH WAS AN INTERMEDIATE/INITIAL APPROACH FIX (IF/IAF) FOR THE RNAV RUNWAY 34 APPROACH TO FYV. THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE REACHING VIXMU, AND THEN TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT PLACING IT ON A 45° INTERCEPT FOR THE APPROACH SEGMENT BETWEEN VIXMU AND OPVIE, WHICH WAS THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. DURING THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO ABOUT 3,525 FT, THEN CLIMBED BACK UP TO 3,950 FT. WHEN IT HAD REACHED 3,950 FT IT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN, PRESUMABLY TO INTERCEPT THE INBOUND APPROACH COURSE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN THE RIGHT TURN AND DESCENDED. THE FINAL ADS-B DATA POINT, ABOUT 0.1 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS AT 1236:26 WITH A RECORDED ALTITUDE OF 2,900 FT MSL. THE CALCULATED DESCENT RATE BETWEEN THE FINAL TWO DATA POINTS WAS IN EXCESS OF 15,000 FT/MIN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN, DESCENDING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE TREE CANOPY. BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING TREES, THE IMPACT SIGNATURES AND THE AIRPLANE DAMAGE, THE DESCENT WAS NEAR VERTICAL. BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS WERE EMBEDDED IN THE TERRAIN, AND THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE WAS FRAGMENTED. ALL MAJOR AIRFRAME AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE IMPACT LOCATION. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.