Wau – Lae

On August 27, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Wau – Lae experienced a crash involving Stinson SR-7 Reliant, operated by Guinea Airways, with the event recorded near Wau Morobe.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was conducting a cargo flight from Wau to Lae and started the takeoff run in foggy conditions. After takeoff, in initial climb, the aircraft struck a house at full power and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the owner of the house was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-URC, MSN 9669, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.3403°, 146.7173°.