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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1985 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  North American CT-39A-1-NO Sabreliner |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4496 |
| MSN: | 276-49 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT12A-6A Turbo Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilkes-Barre International Airport, PA (AVP) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, PA (AVP/KAVP) |
Overran runway, went down a 125 feet embankment and caught fire.
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