Date:	Tuesday 1 December 1992
Time:	21:20
Type:	Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	66-0142
MSN:	300-6168
Total airframe hrs:	31857 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	14 km N of Harlem, MT -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM)
Destination airport:	Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM)

Narrative:
Four Lockheed C-141B Starlifters were night air refueling/airdrop training mission. A KC-135 tanker was leading the Starlifters in a refueling pattern at FL255. The first Starlifter completed refueling and backed away to the left behind the KC-135 at FL250. It remained at an unusually close position. When the second C-141 had completed refueling it also backed away to the left, unaware of the unusual position of the first C-141. Both aircraft collided, breaking up in mid-air.

C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)
The Spokesman-Review - Dec 1, 1992

photo (c) United States Air Force; near Harlem, MT; 01 December 1992

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