VH-AAZ

On November 6, 1939 at 12:00 AM, VH-AAZ experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, operated by Private Australian, with the event recorded near Black Cat Creek Morobe.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot W. Forgan Smith was performing a cargo flight from Wau. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Black Cat Range. The pilot walked away in a thick forest for few days before finding help.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AAZ, MSN 4089, year of manufacture 1934.