VH-AOE

On October 29, 1955 at 12:00 AM, VH-AOE experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Madang Air Charters, with the event recorded near Madang Madang.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a local sightseeing flight, carrying two European tourists and one pilot. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, both engines encountered problems. The aircraft stalled and crashed in the harbor of Madang and came to rest upside down. All three occupants were quickly rescued and uninjured. An attempt to recover the airplane was made on November 8 but it broke in two when it went out of water.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AOE, MSN 2058, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.2120°, 145.8054°.