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    Airframe Family: North American T3J/T-39 Sabreliner
    Latest Model:NA-265-80 Sabreliner
    Construction Number:380-20
    Last Civil Registration:N109SB
    Compressed ID:NA NA-265-80 cn 380-20 cr N109SB
    Latest Owner or Location:Sabre Direct, Wheeling, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    1974

    Constructed as a NA-265-80.

    1974

    To Federal Aviation Administration with new c/r N56.

    October 1991

    To unknown owner with c/r N773W.

    14 July 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N109SB (NA-265-80, 380-20) issued.

    1 May 1996

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) Albuquerque, NM, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The captain was taking off on runway 21 with the wind from 330 degrees at 6 knots. After the airplane had attained about 120 knots and had traversed about half the 10000 foot runway, the captain aborted the takeoff, when he heard a loud noise and felt a severe vibration...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1 May 1996

    To United States Department of Agriculture with new c/r N773W.

    1 May 1996

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were 10,758 hours on the airframe at the time. The flight departed Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ), United States of America and was destined for Santa Fe Airport, NM (SAF/KSAF), United States of America. The accident occurred at Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ) (United States of America) while taking off. Narrative: A Rockwell Sabreliner 80, N773W, was substantially damaged when the pilot aborted takeoff at Albuquerque, New Mexico...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    November 2003

    To unknown owner with c/r N109SB.

    16 December 2003

    To Sabre Direct, Chicago, IL with new c/r N109SB.

    13 December 2004

    To Sabre Direct, Raleigh, NC keeping c/r N109SB.

    1 May 2010


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Louisville - Standiford Field, KY, USA

    8 November 2013

    To Sabre Direct, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N109SB.

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N109SB (NA-265-80, 380-20) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2014

    To Sabre Direct, Raleigh, NC keeping c/r N109SB.

    20 June 2016

    To Sabre Direct, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N109SB.

    6 March 2017

    To Sabre Direct, Wheeling, IL keeping c/r N109SB.

    24 July 2021


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: At KARR/Aurora Municipal Airport, Sugar Grove IL

    4 February 2023

    Civil registration, N109SB, cancelled.
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