De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jan 4, 1960 (10 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on January 4, 1960 near Benghazi Benghazi, Libya with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft disappeared over the Gulf of...
- Date: January 4, 1960
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Benghazi Benghazi, Libya
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft disappeared over the Gulf of Sirte in a storm and was never found, so the cause is unknown.
A US Army de Havilland Canada Otter of the 329th Engineer Detachment disappeared over the Gulf of Sirte in a storm on 4 January 1960 while flying from Wheelus Air Base to Benghazi, Libya. The aircraft was never found and the search was suspended on 8 January. The pilot and nine passengers were presumed dead.