Date & Time:
Jun 3, 2023 at 0811 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Charles Montgomery
Registration:
N4077W
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tupelo – Jackson
MSN:
31-8112031
YOM:
1981
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
1
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Tupelo Regional Airport, while climbing, the twin engine airplane entered a right turn then lost height and crashed near the boundary fence, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.
