Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 January 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas LC-47J
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 50778
Location: Shackleton Glacier –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Port enginePort engine
Category: Accident
A LC-47J ski-equipped aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a rollout on a skiway. A ski striking a large, undetected sastrugi caused a propeller tear and fuselage twisting.A LC-47J ski-equipped aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a rollout on a skiway. A ski striking a large, undetected sastrugi caused a propeller tear and fuselage twisting.
Description
The ski-equipped LC-47J on its rollout on the skiway, when one of its skis struck a large bit unobserved sastrugi, struck its propeller, tearing off the port engine and twisting its fuselage.
Source of Information
http://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htm, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/01/15/page/28/article/c-47-crashes-in-antarctica-6-aboard-safehttp://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htm, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/01/15/page/28/article/c-47-crashes-in-antarctica-6-aboard-safePrimary Cause
Ski strike causing propeller damage and fuselage twisting.Ski strike causing propeller damage and fuselage twisting.Share on:
