# NTSB Accident FTW97LA344
> **Stinson 108-3** · 1997-09-11 · HORSESHOE BEND, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA344
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08843
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-11
- **Location:** HORSESHOE BEND, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.219577, -91.739639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stinson
- **Model:** 108-3
- **Registration:** N800C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to partially blocked fuel vents. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane; the pilot's improper decision to continue operation of the airplane with known deficiencies; and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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