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 Wreckage of the parked Lockheed C-141 Starlifter destroyed by the accident; its punctured fuel tanks contributed to the fireball. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 1994 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision caused by ATC and pilot error |
| Site | Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, U.S. 35°10′05″N 79°01′30″W / 35.168°N 79.025°W |
| Total fatalities | 24 (on ground) |
| Total injuries | over 100 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 88-0171 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 68-10942 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
| Third aircraft | |
| Type | Lockheed C-141B Starlifter |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 66-0173 |
Pope AFB
Location in the United States
Pope AFB
Location in North Carolina
The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. It killed twenty-four members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division preparing for an airborne training operation.[1][2][3]
As of 2024, this incident has the largest number of ground fatalities for an accidental crash of an aircraft on U.S. soil. It was also the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division since the end of World War II.
- ^ Dalesio, Emery P. (March 24, 1994). "16 killed when F-16, C-130 collide at Pope". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. p. 1A.
- ^ Thompson, Estes (March 25, 1994). "Crash death toll is at 20". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ Brooks, Drew (May 23, 2014). "Survivors mark 20-year anniversary of Pope Air Force Base Green Ramp crash". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 16, 2014.