Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 October 1970
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
Owner/operator: Lockheed
Registration Number: 66-8303
Location: Marietta-Dobbins AFB, GA (MGE) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The C-5 Galaxy prototype.The C-5 Galaxy prototype.
Category: Other
A C-5 Galaxy prototype experienced a catastrophic incident during a test flight, resulting in an explosion and subsequent fire. A ground engineer was killed due to the incident.A C-5 Galaxy prototype experienced a catastrophic incident during a test flight, resulting in an explosion and subsequent fire. A ground engineer was killed due to the incident.
Description
The C-5 Galaxy prototype was being used to conduct test flights. Following one of these flights the airplane was defueled and purged of fumes. Immediately after this operation was completed an explosion occurred, followed by a fire. One ground engineer who was working beneath the wing, was killed.
Primary Cause
Defueling and purging of fumes following a test flight.Defueling and purging of fumes following a test flight.Share on:
