Aircraft 68-0227 (C-5A) was the first operational loss of a C-5 Galaxy. On 27 September 1974, the aircraft crashed after over-running the runway at
Clinton, Oklahoma Municipal Airport during an emergency landing following a serious landing gear fire. The crew mistakenly aligned the aircraft for the visual approach into the wrong airport, landing at Clinton Municipal which has a 4,400 ft (1,340 m) runway, instead of Clinton-Sherman airfield which has a 13,500 ft (4,115 m) runway