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Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner near Morganton: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 12, 2010 at 1525 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165513
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-66
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Pensacola NAS, Florida, for a training flight. En route, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located 8 km northeast of Morganton. All four occupants were killed.
Crash of a Rockwell CT-39N Sabreliner in Villanow: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 10, 2006 at 1120 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165524
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chattanooga - Pensacola
MSN:
282-060
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Chattanooga-Lovell Field on a training flight to Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field NAS, Florida. About 20 minutes into the flight, while cruising at low altitude, the aircraft contacted a tree and crashed a mile further on the slope of Mt Johns, near Villanow, Georgia. All four occupants were killed.
Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner off Pensacola: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 8, 2002 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165525
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-100
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Two Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner operated by the US Navy registered 165522 and 165525 departed Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field for a training mission. In unknown circumstances, while cruising over the Gulf of Mexico, about 60 km offshore, both aircraft collided and crashed in the sea. All seven crew members on board both aircraft were killed. Debris were found about 64 km offshore, distant 10 km from each other.
Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner off Pensacola: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 8, 2002 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165522
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-28
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Two Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner operated by the US Navy registered 165522 and 165525 departed Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field for a training mission. In unknown circumstances, while cruising over the Gulf of Mexico, about 60 km offshore, both aircraft collided and crashed in the sea. All seven crew members on board both aircraft were killed. Debris were found about 64 km offshore, distant 10 km from each other.
Crash of a Rockwell CT-39G Sabreliner in Glenview: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 3, 1991 at 1140 LT
Operator:
Registration:
160057
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Glenview - Glenview
MSN:
306-108
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew (one instructor and two pilots under training) was completing a local training at Glenview Airport. On approach to runway 27, the instructor decided to initiate a go-around procedure then started an approach to runway 35. He cancelled his IFR flight plan when control was lost. The airplane crashed onto several houses located near the airport. All three crew members were killed while there were no casualties on ground.
Crash of a Rockwell CT-39E Sabreliner off Spratly Islands
Date & Time:
Jul 12, 1988
Operator:
Registration:
158381
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Singapore – Subic Bay
MSN:
282-93
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Singapore to Subic Bay, the crew encountered technical problems with the navigation system. Eventually, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the South China Sea off the Spratly Island. The crew found refuge in a dinghy and was rescued few hours later by the crew of a Vietnamese ship. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Failure of the navigation system for unknown reasons.
Crash of a Rockwell CT-39A-1-NO Sabreliner in Wilkes Barre: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 20, 1985 at 1800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
62-4496
Survivors:
No
MSN:
276-49
YOM:
1962
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After landing at Wilkes-Barre Airport, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and went down a 125 feet embankment before coming to rest in flames. All five occupants were killed.
