Cessna U-3A N8063X

Summary

On 11 December 1999 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna U-3A registered N8063X, operated by Bland Greeson, was involved in an accident near Brooksville, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 December 1999 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooksville, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.2301, -88.5795

Aircraft

Cessna U-3A

Registration

N8063X

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Bland Greeson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morristown → Natchez

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00FA048

1 person died.

The in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in the collision with terrain.

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The flight departed with full fuel tanks; witnesses along the route of flight reported hearing sputtering sounds that lasted for approximately 5 seconds, followed by the throttles being reduced and the airplane decelerating. The airplane was observed to enter a right spin and according to a pilot-rated witness, the airplane was in a right spin when he first observed the airplane; the engines were at 'full throttle.' The airplane stopped spinning after 2 spins then appeared to begin to recover from the nose low attitude. A witness immediately adjacent to the crash site reported seeing a 2 foot by 4 foot object separate from the airplane during the nose low descent. He also reported the engines sounded like they were at full throttle and the airplane appeared to pitch up just before the impact. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engines and engine accessories, and propellers revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Maintenance records were not recovered. A piece of acrylic and a white plastic item were located approximately 175 yards north of the impact sight; the acrylic was not the same thickness of the windshield or cabin door window. The cabin and cargo door were impact damaged.

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