# NTSB Accident ANC96TA163
> **de Havilland U-6A** · 1996-09-24 · KING SALMON, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96TA163
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06676
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-24
- **Location:** KING SALMON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.750846, -156.539077
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** U-6A
- **Registration:** N67207
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 factor.

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