Dover – Ramstein – Koweït City

On April 3, 2006 at 06:42 AM, Dover – Ramstein – Koweït City experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Dover AFB Delaware.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Dover AFB at 0621LT on a flight to Kuwait City with an intermediate stop at Ramstein Airbase, Germany, carrying 17 people, three passengers and 14 crew members. Ten minutes into the flight, the copilot informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared for an immediate return. On final approach to runway 32, the aircraft descended below the glide and impacted ground few hundred metres short of runway. It came to rest in a prairie, broken in three. All 17 occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 84-0059, MSN 500-0083, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.1283°, -75.4679°.