Chattanooga - Pensacola

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.

Flight / Schedule

Chattanooga - Pensacola

Registration

165524

MSN

282-060

Year of Manufacture

1966

Date

January 10, 2006 at 11:20 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

165524

MSN

282-060

Year of Manufacture

1966