ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46525
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 1994 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D |
| Owner/operator: | 74th FS. 23rd FW, USAF |
| Registration: | 88-0171 |
| MSN: | 1D-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fayetteville-Pope AFB, Cumberland County, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) |
| Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 23 March 1994 in what was reported by the media at the time as "The Green Ramp Disaster".
C-141B Starlifter 66-0173 was parked on the ramp at Pope AFB. Army paratroops were boarding the plane for an exercise airdrop mission. At that moment a USAF F-16D (88-0171) entered the traffic pattern on finals for runway 23. The F-16 collided with a USAF Lockheed C-130E Hercules (68-10942) at an altitude of 300 feet. The C-130 continued and landed safely.
Both F-16 pilots ejected, but the airplane crashed onto the taxiway. It skidded into the loading C-141, puncturing the fuel tanks in the right wing, causing a massive fire. Of approximately 500 troops in the vicinity of the accident, 23 were killed and over 80 were injured. (one severely burned paratrooper died later, on 3 January 1995, taking the casualty total to 24).
It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the Division since the end of World War II.
Sources:
1. C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Ramp_disaster
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2629/
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
6. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030240291.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2008 10:01 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Nov-2013 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2013 21:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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