Détails:
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
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 8 octobre 1970 |
| Heure: | 20:10 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation |
| Compagnie: | United States Navy |
| Immatriculation: | 131644 |
| Numéro de série: | 4145 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1953 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 12 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 68 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 80 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | McMurdo Sound ( Antarctique)
|
| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH), Nouvelle-Zélande |
| McMurdo Station-Williams Field (NZWD), Antarctique |
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.
Sources:
» The tail of the plane / Josh Landis (The Antarctic Sun, 2 Jan. 2000)» Earles L. McCaul
Photos
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
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Christchurch International Airport et McMurdo Station-Williams Field est de 3821 km (2388 miles).
La distance entre Christchurch International Airport et McMurdo Station-Williams Field est de 3821 km (2388 miles).
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