# N27782: 1940 Stinson SR-10E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson SR-10E](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-10e) (registry code 8631620, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 679](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20679) (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Stinson Division) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5949
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1954
- Mode S code: A2C408
- Registered owner: [Rudd Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDD%20WAYNE)
- Location: [Basalt, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Basalt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3781° N, 106.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81621, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27782
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27782

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Stinson SR-10E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA04LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA085), May 16, 2004: Stinson SR-10E (N27782), Eliza Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20040516009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040516009159A), May 16, 2004: Stnson SR10E (N27782), Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot/owner reports he landed short while making an approach, and hit a log. He was concerned about the runway being short. The pilot/owner reports…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Stinson SR-10E)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC
- [STC SA00068LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068LA): Installation of tail wheel adapter ring. R-R-R-Russ Aircraft
- [STC SA418NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA418NW): Installation of a float spreader assembly. Jobmaster Company Inc

## Related

- Other Stinson SR-10E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-10e/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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