
Détails:
The C-5 Galaxy was en route to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, carrying medical supplies, food and aircraft maintenance equipment for U.S. troops sent to Saudi Arabia following the Aug. 2 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. An intermediate stop was planned at Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF), Germany to have a fuel leak repaired.
Immediately after lifting off the runway at Ramstein (RMS), the airplane stopped accelerating at a speed of 161 kts. It stopped climbing at 50-100 feet and the crew members experienced severe buffeting of the airplane. The left wing dropped and contacted a large pine tree, ripping off the no. 1 engine. The C-5 rolled left and crashed. Investigators concluded that the there had been an uncommanded and inadvertent deployment of the no. 1 engine thrust reverser during takeoff.
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 17 Dec. 1990
accident date: 29-08-1990
type: Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
registration: 68-0228
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mercredi 29 août 1990 |
| Heure: | 12:33 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-5A Galaxy |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 68-0228 |
| Numéro de série: | 500-0031 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 4 General Electric TF39 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 8 / Ã bord: 9 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 5 / Ã bord: 8 |
| Total: | victimes: 13 / Ã bord: 17 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Ramstein AFB (RMS) ( Allemagne)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 238 m (781 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Ramstein AFB (RMS/ETAR), Allemagne |
| Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF), Allemagne |
The C-5 Galaxy was en route to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, carrying medical supplies, food and aircraft maintenance equipment for U.S. troops sent to Saudi Arabia following the Aug. 2 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. An intermediate stop was planned at Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF), Germany to have a fuel leak repaired.
Immediately after lifting off the runway at Ramstein (RMS), the airplane stopped accelerating at a speed of 161 kts. It stopped climbing at 50-100 feet and the crew members experienced severe buffeting of the airplane. The left wing dropped and contacted a large pine tree, ripping off the no. 1 engine. The C-5 rolled left and crashed. Investigators concluded that the there had been an uncommanded and inadvertent deployment of the no. 1 engine thrust reverser during takeoff.
Sources:
» Mike Miller (E-mail, 19-2-2012)» Aviation Week & Space Technology 17 Dec. 1990
Photos
accident date: 29-08-1990
type: Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
registration: 68-0228
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Ramstein AFB et Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB est de 96 km (60 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Ramstein AFB et Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB est de 96 km (60 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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