What happened
On an unspecified date, two Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner aircraft, operated by the US Navy, departed from Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field to conduct a scheduled training flight. The aircraft involved were identified by the registrations 165522 and 16ASS25.
While the two planes were in the cruise phase of flight, an aerial collision occurred approximately 60 km from the coastline over the Gulf of Mexico. The impact caused both aircraft to crash into the sea. Search efforts later located wreckage approximately 64 km offshore, with debris from the two planes found roughly 10 km apart.
Findings
All seven crew members aboard both aircraft were killed in the accident. The specific sequence of events leading to the mid-air collision remains undetermined.