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MIA87FA086

1987-02-19 · OXFORD, Mississippi, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport UOX

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT ABOUT 5 FEET BELOW THE CREST & JUST SHORT OF THE RWY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DUSK & IN REDUCED LIGHTING CONDITIONS. THE ACFT EXPLODED & BOUNCED OUT OF THE IMPACT CRATER & CAME TO REST ABOUT ON THE EXTENDED RWY CENTERLINE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87FA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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