# Incident 20051206029149I: Stnson V77, Winterhaven, CA, December 6, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Winterhaven, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7372° N, 114.6378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterhaven, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7372&lon=-114.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1942A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1942A-2008-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- Reported engine: LYC R68013
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051206029149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 06, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 PST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS IN THE CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT IN N1942A, A STINSON MODEL V77 AIRCRAFT, WHEN THE LYCOMING MODEL R680 ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 MILES NORTH OF WINTERHAVEN, CA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE WINGS WHEN IT STRUCK A TALL BUSH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ AND WIFE, HIS ONLY PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. NO FIRE RESULTED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE TOTALLY SEIZED.

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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