Accident · 2006-10-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-10-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Windward OWL (N401MS)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Mississippi State University
Probable cause
The structural failure of the airframe due to the inadvertent excessive airspeed during maneuvering.
Source: NTSB case DFW07LA006Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.