Descripción:
The Otter was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV in Antarctica. As the aircraft departed the Marble Point runway it made a very steep left turn and the left wing hit a small knoll. The aircraft cart-wheeled and crashed.
» Correio da Manhã 7 January 1959, p11
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 4 enero 1959 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Navy |
| Registración: | 144673 |
| Numéro de série: | 163 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Marble Point ( Antártida)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Marble Point, Antártida |
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The Otter was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV in Antarctica. As the aircraft departed the Marble Point runway it made a very steep left turn and the left wing hit a small knoll. The aircraft cart-wheeled and crashed.
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» www.VAQ34.com» Correio da Manhã 7 January 1959, p11
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