Aviation accident SEA94LA204

Name: aviation accident: STINSON 108-3 near BEND (1994-08-04)
Start: 1994-08-04
Location: BEND, OR, USA

MINR · STINSON 108-3 · 1994-08-04 · BEND, OR, USA

Event

NTSB number: SEA94LA204
Event ID: 20001206X02136
Type: Accident
Date: 1994-08-04
Location: BEND, OR, USA
Coordinates: 44.069458, -121.249664

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: STINSON
Model: 108-3
Registration: N6276M
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAWN
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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