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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson VULTEE V-77 · Jordan, MN · September 14, 2016

Date: September 14, 2016 · 08:45 local
Place: Jordan, MN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N715FB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA369
Reported as: Stinson Vultee V-77
Reported engine: Lycoming R680-13
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total281 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N715FBRegistered now · Stinson VULTEE V-77S/N 77-443 · Built 1944 Airframe modelStinson VULTEE V-77 Engine modelLycoming R680-13Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he had departed sgs approximately 40 minutes prior to experiencing engine roughness and apparent loss of power. The engine had been recently overhauled and this flight was for monitoring and recording engine parameters. Pilot stated that the last noted entry was approximately 30 minutes into the flight and all parameters appeared normal. He stated that the engine started to run rough and backfire a lot. A witness that heard the aircraft stated that the engine sounded very rough and was backfiring repeatedly shortly before the accident. He was unable to maintain altitude with the available engine power. Pilot stated that he picked out what appeared to be a suitable field to land in. The pilot landed the aircraft and after approximately 825 feet, the aircraft hit a rough area and nosed over onto it's back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD DEPARTED SGS APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND APPARENT LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND THIS FLIGHT WAS FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING ENGINE PARAMETERS. PILOT STATED THAT THE LAST NOTED ENTRY WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND ALL PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE A LOT. A WITNESS THAT HEARD THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED VERY ROUGH AND WAS BACKFIRING REPEATEDLY SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH THE AVAILABLE ENGINE POWER. PILOT STATED THAT HE PICKED OUT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SUITABLE FIELD TO LAND IN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 825 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A ROUGH AREA AND NOSED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJordan, MNA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Sep 14, 2016 · Substantial damage