VH-UTB

On October 23, 1941 at 12:00 PM, VH-UTB experienced a crash involving Ford 5, 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, 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 technical failure. Shortly after take off from Wau Airport, the right engine failed. The aircraft banked right, lost height and crashed in a river near the airport. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was performing a cargo flight with a load of wood on board.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UTB, MSN 5-AT-068, year of manufacture 3.

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