Wau – Bulolo

On October 7, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Wau – Bulolo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Guinea Airways, with the event recorded near Bulolo Morobe.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On the last segment, while landing, the aircraft was caught by strong winds. The single engine airplane hit the ground, went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UHJ, MSN 466, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.2022°, 146.6440°.