Lae – Bulolo

On April 25, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Lae – Bulolo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, operated by Guinea Air Traders, with the event recorded near Bulolo Morobe.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Bulolo, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot (Captain R. C. T. 'Dick' Burt) made a forced landing but the aircraft struck a rock outcrop near Bulolo known to pilots as The Pimple. The aircraft was written off while both occupants survived.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-GAV, MSN 4047, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.2022°, 146.6440°.