Lockheed C-5 Galaxy crashes

5 crashes involving the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy since 1970, with 168 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 5
• Fatal crashes: 2
• Fatalities: 168
• First recorded: May 25, 1970
• Most recent: April 3, 2006

Deadliest

1. April 4, 1975: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (155 fatalities)
2. August 29, 1990: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Ramstein AFB, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (13 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (3)
• Germany (1)
• Vietnam (1)

Years

• 1970 (1)
• 1974 (1)
• 1975 (1)
• 1990 (1)
• 2006 (1)

All crashes

• April 3, 2006: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Dover AFB, Delaware, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 29, 1990: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Ramstein AFB, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (13 fatalities)
• April 4, 1975: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (155 fatalities)
• September 27, 1974: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Clinton-Regional Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 25, 1970: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Palmdale AFB California, United States (0 fatalities)