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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-DEA |
| MSN: | 2348 |
| Year of manufacture: | 0 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km NW of Isfahan -
 Iran
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tehran |
| Zahedan | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Departing from Tehran on February 9, 1968, at dawn, bound for Zahedan, the Mooney M20C HB-DEA aircraft broke apart in flight and crashed at 0820 GMT, 3 km northwest of Isfahan. The two occupants, the pilot and his wife, both Swiss nationals, who had departed from Bern on January 31 to travel to Australia, were killed.
The accident was attributed to the fact that the pilot likely continued the flight under weather conditions no longer suitable for visual flight, subjecting the aircraft to stresses that caused it to break apart mid-flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 06:01 | ASN | Added |
| 01-Dec-2024 15:22 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
| 01-Dec-2024 15:24 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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