Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 December 1987
Aircraft Type: Lockheed LC-130R Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 159131
Location: D-59 Station –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: LC-130R Hercules aircraft.LC-130R Hercules aircraft.
Category: Accident
A U.S. Navy pilot operating an LC-130R Hercules ski-equipped aircraft crashed near a field camp in Antarctica. The aircraft was attempting to land at D-59, where a repair operation was underway for a crashed LC-130 148321. The crash occurred approximately one mile from the camp.A U.S. Navy pilot operating an LC-130R Hercules ski-equipped aircraft crashed near a field camp in Antarctica. The aircraft was attempting to land at D-59, where a repair operation was underway for a crashed LC-130 148321. The crash occurred approximately one mile from the camp.
Description
The ski-equipped LC-130R Hercules was owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by U.S. Navy pilots of the Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6). The LC-130 airplane was making a routine supply delivery to the field camp at a site called D-59 where a team was working to repair LC-130 148321 that had crashed in 1971. The airplane crashed about one mile from the camp as it attempted to land.
Source of Information
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