Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N1507L, Friday 27 July 1990

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Date:	Friday 27 July 1990
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:	Joseph Phillip
Registration:	N1507L
MSN:	428
Year of manufacture:	1951
Total airframe hrs:	7929 hours
Engine model:	P&W R-985
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	King Salmon, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING CLIMBOUT.

Accident investigation: