Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 August 1957
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 142426
Location: Little America V –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
An 80 mph wind storm caused a tie-down ring to open, resulting in the Otter being blown away from Little America V.An 80 mph wind storm caused a tie-down ring to open, resulting in the Otter being blown away from Little America V.
Description
The Otter was parked at Little America V, a scientific research base in Antarctica. An 80 mph wind storm opened the tiedown rings and the aircraft was blown away.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.VAQ34.comhttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.VAQ34.comPrimary Cause
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