Date:	Sunday 12 December 1999
Time:	03:00
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator:	Kenn Borek Air
Registration:	C-GKBG
MSN:	733
Year of manufacture:	1981
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	1450 km E of McMurdo Station -   Antarctica
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	AGO-6, Antarctica
Destination airport:	McMurdo Station-Williams Field (NZWD)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The pilots had just dropped off two researchers from McMurdo at a small scientific station (AGO-6) on the South Pole when they prepared for a STOL, 20deg flaps takeoff from the polar plateau located at an elevation of 7800 feet. During the takeoff the left ski dug into the snow causing the Twin Otter to swerve. The aircraft bounced into the air and struck a skidoo. The aircraft traveled for another 3000 feet before coming to rest.
The wreckage was recovered and rebuilt.

CADORS Number: 1999C1032
ICAO Adrep Summary 2/00 (#128)
Scramble 250

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