De Havilland DHC-2 N1507L
28 July 1990 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1990 at about 01:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N1507L, operated by Joseph Phillip, was involved in an accident near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Salmon, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.7506, -156.5404
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N1507L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Phillip
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC90LA125
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING CLIMBOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM A RIVER GRAVEL BAR THE AIRPLANE STALLED, CRASHED BACK ONTO THE GRAVEL BAR, AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1990 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Alagnak River, Alaska, United States | Hartley, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1990 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Chatham, Alaska, United States | Juneau Executive Travel | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1990 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1990 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Caribou Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1989 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying Service | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 May 1989 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Angoon, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1990 | Aerospatiale AS-350-B | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1990 | Stinson 108 | Cold Foot, Alaska, United States | Beyers, David W. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-22 | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | Robert Bumbaugh | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1990 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Ivishak River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Artic S1B2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Jenne, Eugene F. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1990 | Cessna 185 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Clifton, Jesse | No injuries | - |