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| Date: | Monday 26 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) |
| Registration: | VP-FAN |
| MSN: | 619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palmer Land -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Irreparably damaged during take-off over sastrugi.
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/619.htm
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5657708
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Nov-2010 13:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2012 10:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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