# NTSB Accident FTW97LA035
> **Stinson 108-3** · 1996-11-03 · TYLER, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA035
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07027
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-03
- **Location:** TYLER, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stinson
- **Model:** 108-3
- **Registration:** N798C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to failure of the crankshaft.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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