Madang – Mendi

On October 6, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Madang – Mendi experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Gibbes Sepik Airways, with the event recorded near Amele Madang.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine failed and the propeller fell away. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in Amele, about 16 km southwest of Madang. The aircraft crash landed near the Gogol River and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants, among them R. H. Gibbes, were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-ASR, MSN 251, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.2787°, 145.6652°.