# Accident 19970911026129A: Univar 1083, Horseshoe Bend, AR, September 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Bend, AR
- Airport: Horseshoe Bend Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2196° N, 91.7396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2196&lon=-91.7396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970911026129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM, EDGAR S. CAUSBIE, ATTEMPTED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TAKE-OFF FROM THE AIRPORT AT HORSESHOE BEND (6M2), AR IN A STINSON 108, N800C. THE ENGINE, ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS QUIT ON ALL THREE ATTEMPTS. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER (WIFE) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA344), Sep 11, 1997: Stinson 108-3 (N800C), Horseshoe Bend, AR, substantial damage. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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