ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154220
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| Date: | Sunday 16 December 1934 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | W R Carpenter & Co Ltd, |
| Registration: | VH-UQQ |
| MSN: | 4021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Black Cat Trail, Bitoi Valley, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salamaua, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Wau, Bulolo, Morobe Province, New Guinea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built Hatfield in 1932 by De Havilland, To DH Australia with C of A 3625 issued (to DHA) 26.10.32. Registered VH-UQQ [C of R 453] 9.12.32 to W R Carpenter & Co Ltd, Salamaua, New Guinea; named "Jill" and delivered 5.1.33.
Written off 13.12.34 Struck trees, crashed, The Watut, Black Cat Creek, Bitoi Valley. Pilot E. D. "Joss" Crisp had departed Salamaua for Wau with a load of general stores, beer and spirits. Caught in severe downdraft from an electrical storm in the Bitoi Valley, the Fox Moth was forced into the tree tops. The forward fuselage and cabin broke away and fell 70 feet to the ground, the cargo spilling out of the shattered cabin. Crisp was not injured, but was strapped into the remains of the cockpit in the tree tops. Crisp climbed down the trees, to the ground to camp in torrential rain and began walking out next day. He was found by a searching ground party the following day.
C of A suspended same day. Registration VH-UQQ cancelled 20.5.35.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
3. https://email.ipage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=27
4. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh83/dh83.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 05:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-May-2014 03:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 04:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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