# N60JV: Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD](https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughan-gerald-r-side-winder-td) (registry code 0560525, 2 seats)
- Serial number: V1004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A7C5C2
- Registered owner: [172 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/172%20LLC)
- Location: [Park City, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Park%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6522° N, 108.9657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59063, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60JV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60JV

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR22FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA311), Aug 20, 2022: Smyth Sidewinder TD (N60JV), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inexperience with the airplane and inadequate takeoff procedures, which led to exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA17CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA127), Jan 28, 2017: Vaughan Gerald R Side Winder TD (N60JV), McCook, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20220820014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220820014869A), Aug 20, 2022: Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD (N60JV), Wichita Falls, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 20, 2022, about 1331 central daylight time, a smyth sidewinder td, [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged when it was involved in an…
- [Accident 20170128007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128007239A), Jan 28, 2017: Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD (N60JV), Mccook, NE, Substantial damage. On January 28, 2017 at approximently 1700 hours CST, experimental amateur built aircraft, a sidewinder td, N60JV, serial number 1004 was touching down on…

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughan-gerald-r-side-winder-td/aircraft.md

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