Descripción:
Weather predictions were favorable for the Antarctic McMurdo Station as the Super Constellation departed Christchurch (CHC), New Zealand. By the time the C-121 arrived, visibility had deteriorated to zero. Blowing snow made the runway invisible. On the second attempt to land the right main landing gear hit a snow bank and separated. Then the right wing broke off, with the airplane sliding through the snow.
» Earles L. McCaul
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 8 octubre 1970 |
| Hora: | 20:10 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation |
| Operador: | United States Navy |
| Registración: | 131644 |
| Numéro de série: | 4145 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1953 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 68 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 80 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | McMurdo Sound ( Antártida)
|
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH), Nueva Zelanda |
| McMurdo Station-Williams Field (NZWD), Antártida |
Weather predictions were favorable for the Antarctic McMurdo Station as the Super Constellation departed Christchurch (CHC), New Zealand. By the time the C-121 arrived, visibility had deteriorated to zero. Blowing snow made the runway invisible. On the second attempt to land the right main landing gear hit a snow bank and separated. Then the right wing broke off, with the airplane sliding through the snow.
Fuentes:
» The tail of the plane / Josh Landis (The Antarctic Sun, 2 Jan. 2000)» Earles L. McCaul
Fotos
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
accident date: 08-10-1970
type: Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation
registration: 131644
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Christchurch International Airport to McMurdo Station-Williams Field as the crow flies is 3821 km (2388 miles).
Distance from Christchurch International Airport to McMurdo Station-Williams Field as the crow flies is 3821 km (2388 miles).
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.
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