Chattanooga - Pensacola
Flight / Schedule
Chattanooga - Pensacola
Aircraft
Rockwell T-39 SabrelinerRegistration
165524
MSN
282-060
Year of Manufacture
1966
Operator
United States Navy - USNDate
January 10, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Villanow Georgia
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
34.6737°, -85.1147°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 10, 2006 at 11:20 AM, Chattanooga - Pensacola experienced a crash involving Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Villanow Georgia.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.
Aircraft reference details include registration 165524, MSN 282-060, year of manufacture 1966.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.6737°, -85.1147°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Chattanooga - Pensacola
Operator
United States Navy - USNFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
