# Accident 19900727028829A: Dhav DHC2*, King Salmon, AK, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7506° N, 156.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7506&lon=-156.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1507L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED AFTER LIFTOFF FROM GRAVEL BAR. IMPACTED ON BAR AND NOSED OVER. REPORTED ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA125), Jul 28, 1990: De Havilland DHC-2 (N1507L), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING CLIMBOUT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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