File Photo of a U.S. Navy Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner

NAS PENSACOLA, Florida - A U.S. Navy Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner attached to Training Squadron 86 in Pensacola, Florida, that failed to return to Naval Air Station Pensacola from a routine training mission has been located according to published reports. A statement attributed to the Civil Air Patrol said the plane crash was located in northwest Georgia.

The plane had four personnel on board; a civilian contract pilot, a Navy instructor, a Navy student and an Air Force student.

Military officials lost contact with the aircraft around 5 p.m., January 10 with no confirmed contact since entry time for its military training route.

The names of the aircrew are being withheld pending next of kin notification.

U.S. Navy Rockwell T-39N/G Sabreliner Training Aircraft

The T-39 Sabreliner is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-jet trainer whose mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps flight officers.

Features
The T-39 Sabreliner is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-jet aircraft. The 15 T-39Ns — derivatives of the commercial Sabre model 265-40 — are used for training undergraduate military flight officer students in radar navigation and airborne radar-intercept procedures. These aircraft replaced Cessna T-47As during the early 1990s. The eight T-39Gs — derivatives of the commercial Sabre model 265-60 — are used for student non-radar training. These aircraft began replacing Air Force T-1A Jayhawks in Navy training squadrons in mid-1999.

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Training platform for Navy/Marine Corps flight officers.
Contractor: North American Rockwell.
Propulsion: two Pratt & Whitney J-60-P-3 at 3,000 pounds thrust each.
Length: 44 feet (13.41 meters).
Height: 16 feet (4.88 meters).
Wingspan: 44 feet 6 inches (13.56 meters).
Weight: maximum takeoff, 18,650 pounds (8,460 kg).
Airspeed: 434 knots (499.44 miles per hour; 803.77 km per hour).
Ceiling: 42,000 feet (12,802 meters).
Range: 1,476 nautical miles (1,699 statute miles; 2,734 km).
Crew: Two (7 passengers).
Armament: None.

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