Douglas DC-3 of the US-Army on the Gauli Glacier in the Swiss Alps, 23. November 1946. It did not crash but accidentally hit the top of the mountain, resulting in gliding over the glacier and getting stuck. The crew was rescued after days by the Swiss and US Armies. (639 x 371)
Additional Info: It was the biggest alpine rescue taking place at this time. Everyone survived, the event did not only draw a lot of attention in the worlwide media but also marks the start of the famous swiss alpine rescue. There was no possibility to recover the plane, so it eventually got snowed in and vanished in the ice. Parts reappeared in 2012.
Cjanicek
I would categorize “ accidentally hit top of mountain” as a crash
olfitz
"It did not crash but accidentally hit the top of the mountain"
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PerryPattySusiana
Hmmmm … that’s certainly kindof ‘crashing’! I’m pretty certain it would officially count as ‘an accident’ rather than as ‘an incident’.
Or maybe you mean that the plane wasn’t wrecked & was still able to fly … provided it could be freed.
codyscoops
Well I guess they didn’t hit the ‘earth’ and just skimmed the snow, which was on top of ice which was on the earth… I wonder if it took longer to come to a stop than on a runway?
whythiskink
Former U.S. Army crash rescue specialist here. Best way I can describe it…
There are four types of "landings". Successful, precautionary, forced and crash.
That was a forced landing at best.
i.e. something has or is happening to the aircraft that makes further flight unadvisable.
noideaforawittyname
Additional Info: It was the biggest alpine rescue taking place at this time. Everyone survived, the event did not only draw a lot of attention in the worlwide media but also marks the start of the famous swiss alpine rescue. There was no possibility to recover the plane, so it eventually got snowed in and vanished in the ice. Parts reappeared in 2012.
Cjanicek
I would categorize “ accidentally hit top of mountain” as a crash
olfitz
"It did not crash but accidentally hit the top of the mountain"
Say What?
PerryPattySusiana
Hmmmm … that’s certainly kindof ‘crashing’! I’m pretty certain it would officially count as ‘an accident’ rather than as ‘an incident’.
Or maybe you mean that the plane wasn’t wrecked & was still able to fly … provided it could be freed.
codyscoops
Well I guess they didn’t hit the ‘earth’ and just skimmed the snow, which was on top of ice which was on the earth… I wonder if it took longer to come to a stop than on a runway?
whythiskink
Former U.S. Army crash rescue specialist here. Best way I can describe it…
There are four types of "landings". Successful, precautionary, forced and crash.
That was a forced landing at best.
i.e. something has or is happening to the aircraft that makes further flight unadvisable.
Crashes will make flight impossible.