# NTSB MIA68A0060: Martin 404, N251S, Oxford Miss, MS, January 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1968
- Place: Oxford Miss, MS · OXFORD MISS, MS
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0013   68/1/1    OXFORD MISS         MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  3  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N251S               PX-  0  0  0                            33, 9500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY-OXFORD
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO RNWY APPROACH LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N251S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: University-Oxford

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.

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