Wau – Salamaua

On May 9, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Wau – Salamaua experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth, operated by Stephens Aviation, with the event recorded near Salamaua Morobe.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Mubo while approaching Salamaua. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all nine occupants were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AUJB, MSN 334, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.0560°, 147.0483°.