Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 31, 1954, SP-3 Po...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 31, 1954 near SP-3 Polar Station, Antarctica with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was too low on...
- Date: December 31, 1954
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: SP-3 Polar Station, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was too low on approach in fog.
A Douglas DC 3 of Polyarnaya Aviatsiya was approaching the SP3 polar station in fog and flew too low. It struck a hummocked ice ridge, the skis sheared off, and the aircraft landed on its belly. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was not repaired.