# NTSB Accident SEA94LA204
> **STINSON 108-3** · 1994-08-04 · BEND, OR, USA · MINR
## 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.

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