Accident Description
An air taxi pilot was picking up two passengers from a remote beach site. The flight had been delayed for five days due to adverse weather conditions. The pilot attempted the takeoff during an incoming tide.
Sequence of Events
During the takeoff roll, a wave washed across the beach in front of the airplane. According to the pilot's NTSB Pilot/Operator Report, he wrote that he was "too slow to fly, and too fast to stop." He stated that he rotated the airplane off the ground and applied additional flaps in an attempt to take off over the water. However, the airplane then settled, the wheels contacted the water, and the airplane nosed over.
No further details regarding injuries, damage, or subsequent actions were provided in the source material.