Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 11, 1965, Shackle...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 11, 1965 near Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica with no fatalities.
- Date: January 11, 1965
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A US Navy Douglas LC47J (50778) landed on Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, on 11 January 1965 and struck a sastrugi on the snow surface. The left propeller and engine were torn away on impact, and all six crew were unhurt, but the aircraft was written off.