Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 May 2002
Aircraft Type: North American Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 165525
Location: 64 km S off Pensacola, FL [Gulf of Mexico] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
Two US Navy Sabreliners collided during a training mission, resulting in debris field formation approximately six miles apart.Two US Navy Sabreliners collided during a training mission, resulting in debris field formation approximately six miles apart.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Collision between the two aircraft.Collision between the two aircraft.Share on:
