What happened
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On August 16, 2015 at approximately 1100 hrs pacific time, two aircraft, a Cessna 172, N1285U, and an experimental sabreliner, (sabre 60), N442RM, collided midair approximately 1 mile northeast of browm field municipal airport (sdm), San Diego, California. Two pilots and two mission specialists aboard the sabreliner were fatally injured. The pilot of the Cessna, the sole occupant in the aircraft was fatally injured. The sabreliner was being operated as a public use flight by bae systems technology solutions & services, inc. the Cessna was registered to plus one flyers inc. of San Diego, California and operated by the pilot as a personal flight under the provisions of part 91. Both aircraft were destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at sdm. Both aircraft departed sdm earlier that day. Controllers in the sdm contract air traffic control tower (ATCT) were in contact with both accident aircraft prior to the collision.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 16, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS PACIFIC TIME, TWO AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 172, N1285U, AND AN EXPERIMENTAL SABRELINER, (SABRE 60), N442RM, COLLIDED MIDAIR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF BROWM FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SDM), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. TWO PILOTS AND TWO MISSION SPECIALISTS ABOARD THE SABRELINER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE SABRELINER WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT BY BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES, INC. THE CESSNA WAS REGISTERED TO PLUS ONE FLYERS INC. OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART 91. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT SDM. BOTH AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SDM EARLIER THAT DAY. CONTROLLERS IN THE SDM CONTRACT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) WERE IN CONTACT WITH BOTH ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE COLLISION.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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Other reports on N1285U · 1
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