De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jan 4, 1959 (2 killed), M...
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on January 4, 1959 near Marble Point, Antarctica with 2 fatalities. Cause: A steep left turn at low height after...
- Date: January 4, 1959
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Marble Point, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A steep left turn at low height after takeoff caused the left wing to strike a small knoll.
A US Navy de Havilland Canada Otter crashed on takeoff from the Marble Point runway in Antarctica on 4 January 1959 during Operation Deep Freeze IV. Both pilots were killed.