Enterprise shuttle 1

Shuttle 1 was a Federation Takayama-type shuttlecraft that was in service to Starfleet in the mid-23rd century, attached to the USS Enterprise (alternate reality).

In 2259, this shuttle was piloted by Lieutenant to a volcano on the planet Nibiru. While hovering over the volcano, ziplined to the caldera of an erupting volcano. The ash cloud of the volcano prevented the indigenous population from seeing the shuttle. However, the cloud produced heat and atmospheric distortions which wreaked havoc with the shuttle's stabilizers. Eventually, dust from the cloud caused one of the shuttle's nacelles to overheat and explode. Adding to the shuttle's woes, a basaltic rock expelled from the volcano slammed into the underside of the vehicle, causing severe damage. Sulu, after determining that the vessel would be incapable of reaching a designated drop location, ordered an evacuation. Working on autopilot, the shuttle crashed into the planet's ocean.