{"id":152014,"date":"2025-09-18T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=152014"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:11:31","slug":"small-plane-crashes-at-university-oxford-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/small-plane-crashes-at-university-oxford-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Plane Crashes at University-Oxford Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A private plane crashed shortly after taking off from the <strong>University-Oxford Airport<\/strong> Thursday afternoon, the <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At around 1:15 Thursday afternoon, the university said, the plane crashed &#8220;shortly after takeoff,&#8221; and the two people on board were airlifted to area hospitals for treatment. The university said they did not have any information on their condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university said the <strong>Ole Miss<\/strong> airport has been closed due to the crash, and the <strong>National Transportation Safety Board<\/strong> and the <strong>Federal Aviation Administration<\/strong> will investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-18-Oxford-PlaneCrash-02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-18-Oxford-PlaneCrash-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-18-Oxford-PlaneCrash-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-18-Oxford-PlaneCrash-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-18-Oxford-PlaneCrash-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A private plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the University-Oxford Airport on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at about 1:15 pm. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A private plane crashed shortly after taking off from the University-Oxford Airport Thursday afternoon, the 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