ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334142
| Date: | Wednesday 22 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 142427 |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ross Ice Shelf -
 Antarctica
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Otter was supporting a science party during Operation Deep Freeze IV. The occupants were taking observation readings on the Ross Ice Shelf. During the ground taxi before takeoff, the fuselage cracked. It was able to be flown back to McMurdo, where it was deemed damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
www.VAQ34.com
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