Incident Overview
Date: xx Jan 1968
Aircraft Type: Douglas LC-117D
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 99853
Location: Williams Field –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: SlingSling
Category: Other
A LC-117D aircraft suffered catastrophic damage during a maneuver while being hauled aboard a ship, resulting in a fall of 25 feet to the quay. The aircraft subsequently drifted away into the frozen Antarctic waters.A LC-117D aircraft suffered catastrophic damage during a maneuver while being hauled aboard a ship, resulting in a fall of 25 feet to the quay. The aircraft subsequently drifted away into the frozen Antarctic waters.
Description
The LC-117D was damaged beyond repair when it slipped from her sling while being hauled aboard a ship. It fell 25 feet to the quay. The airplane was pushed out on the ice of the Ross Sea to drift away to sink in the frozen Antarctic water.
Source of Information
http://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htmhttp://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htmPrimary Cause
Sling slip during a maneuver while being hauled aboard a ship.Sling slip during a maneuver while being hauled aboard a ship.Share on:
