Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 January 1962
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 55-3317
Location: 500 km SE of Teheran –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An Otter aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a flight over the Zagros mountains in Iran. The aircraft came to rest inverted in deep snow at an altitude of 3,600 meters, resulting in the deaths of three occupants. Two survivors were rescued with frostbites after a few days, and all occupants received some injuries. The incident was attributed to hypothermia.An Otter aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a flight over the Zagros mountains in Iran. The aircraft came to rest inverted in deep snow at an altitude of 3,600 meters, resulting in the deaths of three occupants. Two survivors were rescued with frostbites after a few days, and all occupants received some injuries. The incident was attributed to hypothermia.
Description
The Otter crashed in the Zagros mountains in Iran at an altitude of 3,600 meters and came to rest inverted in deep snow. None of the five on board were killed, although all received some injuries. Three occupants died due to hypothermia. Two were rescued with frostbites after a few days.
Source of Information
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