Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 FEB 1971 |
| Type: | Lockheed LC-130F Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 148318 |
| C/n / msn: | 3562 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | McMurdo-Williams Field (Antarctica) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McMurdo Station-Williams Field (NZWD), Antarctica |
| Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH), New Zealand |
The Hercules was deployed at Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 71. The Hercules was taxiing on the skiway and manoeuvred around the GCA.
Iin poor visibility the left main ski went up over a 5.5 foot snow bank. The right winghit the ground and broke between the two engines. The aircraft caught fire was destroyed.
Sources:
» South Pole Timeline 1965-1974
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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 McMurdo Station-Williams Field to Christchurch International Airport as the crow flies is 3825 km (2390 miles).
Distance from McMurdo Station-Williams Field to Christchurch International Airport as the crow flies is 3825 km (2390 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.
