Lockheed C-141 Starlifter crashes

23 crashes involving the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter since 1966, with 225 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 23
• Fatal crashes: 20
• Fatalities: 225
• First recorded: September 7, 1966
• Most recent: September 13, 1997

Deadliest

1. August 28, 1973: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Hueva Castile-La Mancha, Spain (24 fatalities)
2. March 23, 1994: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Pope AFB (Fayetteville), North Carolina, United States (23 fatalities)
3. August 28, 1976: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Sondreströmfjord (Kangerlussuaq) Qeqqata Kommunia, Greenland (23 fatalities)
4. August 28, 1976: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Peterborough Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (18 fatalities)
5. March 21, 1975: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Mt Constance Washington, United States (16 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (12)
• Egypt (2)
• Italy (2)
• Vietnam (2)
• Bolivia (1)
• Greenland (1)
• International waters and airspace (1)
• Spain (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

Years

• 1967 (2)
• 1976 (2)
• 1980 (2)
• 1982 (2)
• 1984 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 1989 (2)
• 1992 (2)
• 1966 (1)
• 1973 (1)
• 1974 (1)
• 1975 (1)

All crashes

• September 13, 1997: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Atlantic Ocean, World (9 fatalities)
• March 23, 1994: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Pope AFB (Fayetteville), North Carolina, United States (23 fatalities)
• November 30, 1992: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Harlem, Montana, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 30, 1992: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Harlem, Montana, United States (6 fatalities)
• February 20, 1989: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 20, 1989: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• October 15, 1986: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Travis AFB, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 15, 1986: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Travis AFB, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 12, 1984: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Sigonella NAS, Sicily, Italy (9 fatalities)
• July 12, 1984: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Sigonella NAS, Sicily, Italy (9 fatalities)
• August 31, 1982: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Mt Johns Knob, Tennessee, United States (9 fatalities)
• August 31, 1982: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Mt Johns Knob, Tennessee, USA, United States (9 fatalities)
• November 12, 1980: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl), Giza, Egypt (13 fatalities)
• November 12, 1980: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl), Giza, Egypt (13 fatalities)
• September 18, 1979: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1976: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Sondreströmfjord (Kangerlussuaq) Qeqqata Kommunia, Greenland (23 fatalities)
• August 28, 1976: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Peterborough Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (18 fatalities)
• March 21, 1975: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Mt Constance Washington, United States (16 fatalities)
• August 18, 1974: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (7 fatalities)
• August 28, 1973: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Hueva Castile-La Mancha, Spain (24 fatalities)
• April 13, 1967: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Cam Ranh Bay Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam (6 fatalities)
• March 23, 1967: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
• September 7, 1966: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, McChord AFB Washington, United States (3 fatalities)