Salamaua – Wau
Flight / Schedule
Salamaua – Wau
Aircraft
Handley Page H.P.27Registration
VH-ULK
MSN
W9/1
Year of Manufacture
1929
Date
May 31, 1930 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Kuper Range Morobe
Region
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Narrative Report
On May 31, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Salamaua – Wau experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.27, operated by Ellyou Goldfields Development Corporation, with the event recorded near Kuper Range Morobe.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
En route from Salamaua to Wau, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Misim located in the Kuper Range, some 10 km east of Wau. The occupant fate remains unknown.
Aircraft reference details include registration VH-ULK, MSN W9/1, year of manufacture 1929.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Salamaua to Wau, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Misim located in the Kuper Range, some 10 km east of Wau. The occupant fate remains unknown.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Salamaua – Wau
Flight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Aircraft Details
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