# NTSB Accident LAX94FA354
> **STINSON 108-3** · 1994-09-05 · SHELTER COVE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA354
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-09-05
- **Location:** SHELTER COVE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.069431, -123.91941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STINSON
- **Model:** 108-3
- **Registration:** N6446M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, IMPROPER (OR DELAYED) POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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