Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 31 August 1961
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Ghana Air Force
Registration Number: G301
Location: Kintampo, Brong-Ahafo region –
ÿ Ghana
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Brigadier Joseph Edward Michel, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Operations in the Congo, died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash and destruction event on September 3, 1961. The exact number of fatalities is currently unclear.A Brigadier Joseph Edward Michel, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Operations in the Congo, died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash and destruction event on September 3, 1961. The exact number of fatalities is currently unclear.
Description
Crashed and destroyed. Brigadier Joseph Edward Michel (44) of Ghana Army, chief of staff of United Nations operations in the Congo died of injuries on 3 September 1961. It is unclear if there were additional fatalities in the accident.
Source of Information
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