Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 04 JAN 1959 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 144673 |
| C/n / msn: | 163 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Marble Point (Antarctica)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marble Point, Antarctica |
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The Otter was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV in Antarctica. As the aircraft departed the Marble Point runway it made a very steep left turn and the left wing hit a small knoll. The aircraft cart-wheeled and crashed.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
