Pensacola - Pensacola

On May 8, 2002 at 04:30 PM, Pensacola - Pensacola experienced a crash involving Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Pensacola Florida.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration 165522, MSN 282-28, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.4213°, -87.2169°.