There have been two crashes in Antarctica. The first crash occurred in 1971 at an ice runway from McMurdo Station as a result of two JATO bottles ejecting improperly and striking the plane's propeller. The second crash occurred when a second similar aircraft was destroyed, while delivering replacement parts for the first aircraft; this resulted in two fatalities and nine injuries. The repaired aircraft was flown to McMurdo Station in 1987 at a cost of $10 million and thence to Christchurch, New Zealand.