# Accident 19960924029679A: Dhav L20A, King Salmon, AK, September 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: Brooks Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7508° N, 156.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7508&lon=-156.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67207 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV L20A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96TA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924029679A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST AFTER WATER TAKEOFF. DIPPED A WING INTO WATER. SEAPLANE CARTWHEELED. WING SEPERATED. FLAPS DEFECTIVE.

## 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 ANC96TA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA163), Sep 24, 1996: de Havilland U-6A (N67207), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain (water). Turbulence was a related…

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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