Accident Overview
A single-engine aircraft crashed while cruising at an altitude of 3,600 meters in poor weather conditions. The accident occurred in the Zagros Mountains, approximately 500 kilometers south of Tehran. The wreckage was located several days after the crash.
Occupant Casualties
The aircraft carried one crew member and four passengers. The pilot, Maj Carter, and two passengers—Col Walter R. Johnson and Cpt Daniel Knotts—were killed. Two other passengers, Col Vann and Col John Porter, were evacuated from the scene with serious wounds attributed to low temperatures.
Recovery and Rescue
Search and rescue teams discovered the wreckage days after the accident. The two surviving passengers were transported from the remote mountainous area for medical treatment.