Status: | |
Date: | Monday 10 December 1962 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-15-DL Skytrain |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA |
Registration: | TA-33 |
MSN: | 9254 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Ellsworth Station ( Antarctica)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Ellsworth Station, Antarctica |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Caught fire during a JATO takeoff.
On December 30, 1962 Ellsworth Station closed; it was eventually covered by ice and disappeared.
Sources:
» La Aventura de Volar / Brig.My. Rubén O. Palazzi, Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica - 2003 Argentina
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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.