Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner crash, Jul 12, 1988, Spratly Isl...
Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner accident on July 12, 1988 near Spratly Islands, World with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the navigation system, reason...
- Date: July 12, 1988
- Aircraft: Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner
- Location: Spratly Islands, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the navigation system, reason unknown.
A US Navy CT39E Sabreliner (BuNo 158381) flying from Singapore to Subic Bay lost its navigation system and ran out of fuel, so the crew ditched it in the South China Sea off the Spratly Islands on 12 July 1988. All occupants survived and were picked up, but the aircraft sank.