# NTSB Accident FTW89DRA03
> **BENSON B-8-M** · 1989-03-25 · LA PORTE, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89DRA03
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27887
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-25
- **Location:** LA PORTE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.660509, -95.04029
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BENSON
- **Model:** B-8-M
- **Registration:** N9763N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

HARD LANDING WHICH OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT HAVING TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE OVER OBSTACLES ON SHORT FINAL TO THE FORCED LANDING AREA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION DUE TO INDUCTION ICING FOR WHICH NO PROVISIONS HAD BEEN MADE DURING THE INSTALLATION.

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