On 17 April 1970 at 12:07:44 p.m. Central Standard Time, the crew of Apollo 13 splashed down only 4 miles from the prime recovery ship.
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Apollo 13 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 17, 1970.
Apollo 13 did not land on the moon. A technical issue with the spacecraft prevented the mission from landing as intended, and the astronauts had to abort their lunar landing and return safely to Earth.
Apollo 13's goal was to land on the moon and return safely to Earth, but a critical malfunction during the mission forced the crew to abort the lunar landing and focus on safely returning to Earth.
Apollo 13 did not land on the moon as planned. An oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abort the mission. They safely re-entered Earth's atmosphere on April 17, 1970, landing in the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 13 did not successfully land on the moon. The mission had to be aborted, and the crew safely returned to Earth without landing on the moon.