Altus - Altus

On September 27, 1974 at 12:00 AM, Altus - Altus experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Clinton-Regional Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Altus AFB in the day for a refueling training mission. En route, the pilot informed ground about technical problems and decided to divert to Clinton-Sherman Airport. For unknown reason, the crew mistook the airport and landed on runway 17 (4,300 feet long) at Clinton-Regional Airport. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its landing gear and came to rest in a field, broken in three. All five crew members were rescued while the forward section was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration 68-0227, MSN 500-0030, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.5396°, -98.9338°.