# NTSB Accident FTW96LA077
> **Stinson ST-108-2** · 1995-12-27 · LAKE DALLAS, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001207X05009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-27
- **Location:** LAKE DALLAS, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.880622, -96.649246
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stinson
- **Model:** ST-108-2
- **Registration:** N135C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the #6 connecting rod assembly. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing which resulted in a water landing.

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