Sabreliner NA-265-80 N60
15 December 1983 · Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 1983 at about 17:05 local time, a Sabreliner NA-265-80 registered N60 was involved in an incident near Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cherry Point (NKT)
- Coordinates
- 34.9000, -76.8909
- Aircraft
- Sabreliner NA-265-80
- Registration
- N60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Knoxville
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84IA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Factors contributing to the accident were fog, rain, and lightning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT LINED UP WITH THE LEFT EDGE FLUSH MOUNTED RWY LIGHTS THINKING THEY WERE CENTERLINE LIGHTS. BEGINNING ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY THE EDGE LIGHTS WERE POST MOUNTED AND ONE FT IN HEIGHT. NOREMAL ACCELERATION WAS BEGUN AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT ABOUT 80 KTS AFTER STRIKING 4 OR 5 LIGHTS. RWY MARKINGS WERE CONVENTIONAL. THE WIDTH OF THE RWY WAS REDUCED FROM 400 FT TO 200 FT A YEAR BEFORE & THE FORMER RWY SURFACEREMAINED. THERE WERE NO CENTERLINE LIGHTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sabreliner NA-265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2003 | Sabreliner NA-265-60 | Birminghham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 401A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Henry H. Tiffany | Fatal | 7 |