N251S

On January 1, 1968 at 11:00 PM, N251S experienced a crash involving Martin 404, operated by Southern Airways, with the event recorded near University-Oxford Mississippi.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During a night approach to Oxford-University Airport, the visibility was reduced and the copilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low. The aircraft struck the ground short of runway threshold, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N251S, MSN 14243, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.3827°, -89.5321°.