Junkers JU.52 crash, Mar 21, 1957, Wau Morobe
Junkers JU.52 accident on March 21, 1957 near Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff, reason...
- Date: March 21, 1957
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.52
- Location: Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff, reason undetermined
Junkers Ju 52 VH-BUW of Gibbes Sepik Airways was taking off downhill from the sloping Wau strip with a heavy timber load on 21 March 1957. The port engine lost power just before liftoff, and the aircraft swung left into the Qantas building. The crew member was unhurt, and the fuselage broke up as the aircraft came to rest on a road.