Wewak – Mingende

On December 31, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Wewak – Mingende experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost, with the event recorded near Mingende Simbu (Chimbu).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in flames while landing in Mingende. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot John Glover was killed. He was the father of the Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost and was performing a cargo flight from Wewak to Mingende, delivering goods for the New Year's day.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-AMO, MSN 2067, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.9684°, 144.8907°.