Accidents
Sabreliner Involved in Midair Not TCAS Equipped
A witness stated that the Sabreliner twinjet and Cessna 172 piston single did not appear to take avoidance actions before colliding.

The BAE Systems-operated Sabreliner 60 involved in the fatal midair collision with a Cessna 172 on August 16 near Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) in San Diego did not have TCAS installed, nor was it required to, according to the NTSB.  A Safety Board spokesperson told AIN that the jet was “not required to be equipped with TCAS” because it was operating under FAR Part 91. “The NTSB was informed by BAE that there was no system on board,” he said.


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