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| Date: | Sunday 7 March 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-141B Starlifter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 67-0017 |
| MSN: | 300-6268 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21878 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Columbia-McEntire Air National Guard Base, SC (MMT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
While in crew rest during a Red Flag redeployment mission, some crewmembers were taking friends to see their airplane. When they started the APU, an APU accumulator ruptured. The resulting fire destroyed aircraft.
Sources:
C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)
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