Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Nov 27, 2014, Teniente Rod...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on November 27, 2014 near Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva (King George Island), Antarctica...
- Date: November 27, 2014
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva (King George Island), Antarctica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BAAA: Failure of the right main gear upon landing for unknown reasons. No official Brazilian Air Force report was found.
On 27 November 2014 a Brazilian Air Force C 130 Hercules (serial 2470) on a supply flight from Punta Arenas, Chile, landed at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh airport on King George Island, Antarctica. After touchdown the right main landing gear collapsed and the No. 4 propeller detached, but all occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was parked for repairs, then scrapped on site in early 2017; the cause of the gear failure was recorded as unknown.