Date: | Sunday 12 November 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas R4D-8L (Super DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 17219 |
MSN: | 43323 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Sentinel Ridge -
Antarctica
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Sentinel Ridge |
Narrative:During the rollout the left landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. Because of the remote location, the aircraft was declared not salvageable.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher Images:
photo (c) US Navy; between Byrd Station and McMurdo, Antarctica; 1960; (publicdomain)
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