Crash of a Douglas A-20C-BO Havoc near Tehran

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-19594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2890
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tehran
Tehran City District
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Darband: 12 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Basra - Tehran
Location:
Darband
Lorestan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Basra on a flight to Tehran on behalf of the Soviet Ministry of Defense. While cruising in poor visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Zagros Mountain Range. The wreckage was found about 32 km southeast of Darband. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed, among them Soviet officers, one USAAF Colonel and two employees of General Motors.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Sabzevar

Date & Time: May 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Venetia Montagu
Registration:
G-ABFW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tehran - Moscow
MSN:
1820
YOM:
1930
Location:
Sabzevar
Razavi Khorasan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Tehran to Moscow, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near Sabzevar, bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
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