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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.
» Correio da Manhã 7 January 1959, p11
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| Date: | dimanche 4 janvier 1959 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Navy |
| Immatriculation: | 144673 |
| Numéro de série: | 163 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1956 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Marble Point ( Antarctique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Marble Point, Antarctique |
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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.
Sources:
» www.VAQ34.com» Correio da Manhã 7 January 1959, p11
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