Snopes is now verifying this as true:
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Crash Landing)
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Tegtmeyer miraculously escaped alive because the dent in the side of the Subaru caused by the crash created a hollow space that allowed the vehicle to roll over him without crushing him to death.
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All I can say is WOW. I just re-watched it to check that out, and it certainly looks like the dent saved his life.