Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 September 1957
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-6L (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 17274
Location: McMurdo Station-Williams Field –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel lines of the aircraft.Fuel lines of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed on takeoff at McMurdo, Antarctica due to frozen water within the fuel lines.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed on takeoff at McMurdo, Antarctica due to frozen water within the fuel lines.
Description
Crashed on takeoff at McMurdo, Antarctica because of frozen water in the fuel lines.
Source of Information
http://www.radiocom.net/vx6/charlene.htm, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.radiocom.net/vx6/charlene.htm, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Frozen water in fuel lines during takeoff.Frozen water in fuel lines during takeoff.Share on:
