Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 September 1992
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: Lineas Areas del Estado – LADE
Registration Number: T-84
Location: Base Bernardo O’Higgins –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The entire wing structure, specifically the leading edge and trailing edge.The entire wing structure, specifically the leading edge and trailing edge.
Category: Other
A Boeing 747-400 experienced catastrophic structural damage due to severe winds, rendering it beyond repair.A Boeing 747-400 experienced catastrophic structural damage due to severe winds, rendering it beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when blown over by severe winds.
Primary Cause
Severe winds exceeded the aircraft’s structural limits, leading to a complete collapse of the wing structure.Severe winds exceeded the aircraft’s structural limits, leading to a complete collapse of the wing structure.Share on:
