Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 28, 1950, SP-2 Po...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 28, 1950 near SP-2 Polar Station, Antarctica with no fatalities. Cause: Investigators found the...
- Date: October 28, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: SP-2 Polar Station, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Investigators found the captain's overconfidence and poor attitude before departure to be the cause.
A Soviet polar aviation C 47 crashed during a night takeoff from the SP2 polar station in Antarctica on 28 October 1950 after its left wing struck an ice ridge. The aircraft stalled, came to rest about 800 meters beyond the runway end and was abandoned as damaged beyond repair. Two occupants were injured and the other five were unhurt.