# NTSB Accident FTW97LA257
> **REIFFER RS-15** · 1997-07-03 · WARD, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA257
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08373
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-03
- **Location:** WARD, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.009449, -91.949546
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REIFFER
- **Model:** RS-15
- **Registration:** N8032H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent stall. Factors were the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, his failure to use the flaps to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of aircraft.

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