VH-UKQ
Flight / Schedule
VH-UKQ
Aircraft
Simmonds SpartanRegistration
VH-UKQ
MSN
05
Year of Manufacture
1929
Operator
Private PapuanDate
April 15, 1942 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Goroka Eastern Highlands
Region
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-6.0730°, 145.3933°
Narrative Report
On April 15, 1942 at 12:00 AM, VH-UKQ experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Private Papuan, with the event recorded near Goroka Eastern Highlands.
The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The single engine aircraft was engaged in the region of Kaitantu to evacuate wounded people. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Benabena, near Goroka. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UKQ, MSN 05, year of manufacture 1929.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.0730°, 145.3933°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The single engine aircraft was engaged in the region of Kaitantu to evacuate wounded people. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Benabena, near Goroka. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Operator
Private PapuanFlight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Aircraft Details
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