ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74146
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Gibbes Sepik Airways |
| Registration: | VH-KAD |
| MSN: | 2892 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tadji, near Aitape, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Wewak, Port Morseby (AYWK) |
| Tadji (TAJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In December 1947: Bobby and Jean Gibbes bought their first Auster J5 VH-KSD to transport supplies to their trade stores in Papua New Guinea. By January 1948, Gibbes Sepik Airlines was established with this - and later up to ten - Austers
Substantially damaged when crashed on landing at Tadji, Papua New Guinea, 1 October 1948. Aircraft dismantled and bits used in other aircraft. Wreckage sold to Guinea Air Traders, where rebuilt and civil registered in New Zealand as ZK-AXJ.
Sources:
1. Balus - Vol 1
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2780
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?101423-When-Is-An-Auster-Not-Just-An-Auster
4. http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/1998/mar/37-45.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2010 23:42 | Petro | Added |
| 13-May-2014 19:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 29-Jun-2023 05:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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