ASN Aircraft accident North American T-39N Sabreliner 165522 Pensacola, FL [Gulf of Mexico]
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Date:Wednesday 8 May 2002
Time:16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic SBR1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
North American T-39N Sabreliner
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 165522
MSN: 282-28
First flight:
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT12A-6A Turbo Wasp
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Collision casualties:Fatalities: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:64 km (40 mls) S off Pensacola, FL [Gulf of Mexico] (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Pensacola NAS, FL (NPA/KNPA), United States of America
Destination airport:Pensacola NAS, FL (NPA/KNPA), United States of America
Narrative:
Two US Navy Sabreliners, 165522 and 165525, departed Pensacola on a training mission. Both aircraft collided. Rescue crews found two debris fields about six miles apart.

Classification:
Mid air collision
Loss of control

Sources:
» Reuters


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