Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 February 1956
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 144260
Location: Edward VII Peninsula –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
An Otter aircraft experienced icing conditions shortly after takeoff from the Little America V research base, leading it to fly into a snow-covered mountain summit on the Edward VII Peninsula in Antarctica. The aircraft then required a helicopter rescue to return to the base.An Otter aircraft experienced icing conditions shortly after takeoff from the Little America V research base, leading it to fly into a snow-covered mountain summit on the Edward VII Peninsula in Antarctica. The aircraft then required a helicopter rescue to return to the base.
Description
Two hours after leaving the Little America V scientific research base the Otter started picking up icing on the propeller. Subsequently the aircraft flew into the summit of a snow covered mountain on the Edward VII Peninsula in Antarctica. The survivors walked 40 miles of the 110 miles back to Little America V before being rescued by a helicopter.
Source of Information
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Icing conditions on the propeller.Icing conditions on the propeller.Share on:
