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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson VULTEE V-77 · Auburn, CA · January 24, 2020

Date: January 24, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50249
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20FA077
Reported as: Stinson Vultee V-77
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 1

N50249Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Stinson VULTEE V-77S/N 77-458 Airframe modelStinson VULTEE V-77

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What happened

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Flight originated from kaun at 0945 01/24/2020 departed from rwy 7 and turned crosswind. Aircraft then departed to the north. After flying for a few minutes, the pilot asked the co-pilot if he wanted to take the controls. The co-pilot did so and turned a 180 in direction. As it was coming out of the bank, the engine began to sputter, then quit. The pilot took the controls again. At this point they were 3000 MSL and 3 miles from the airport. Co-pilot unbuckled to switch tanks then buckled back up to no avail. Aircraft descended at about a 30 degree angle upright into the trees on top of a hill approximately 1 mile from the airport

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KAUN AT 0945 01/24/2020 DEPARTED FROM RWY 7 AND TURNED CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED TO THE NORTH. AFTER FLYING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE PILOT ASKED THE CO-PILOT IF HE WANTED TO TAKE THE CONTROLS. THE CO-PILOT DID SO AND TURNED A 180 IN DIRECTION. AS IT WAS COMING OUT OF THE BANK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THEN QUIT. THE PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS AGAIN. AT THIS POINT THEY WERE 3000 MSL AND 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. CO-PILOT UNBUCKLED TO SWITCH TANKS THEN BUCKLED BACK UP TO NO AVAIL. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE UPRIGHT INTO THE TREES ON TOP OF A HILL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT

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 WPR20FA077Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAuburn, CAA total loss of engine power due to a combination of mechanical engine anomalies. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance that failed to identify the engine anomalies.Jan 24, 2020 · Destroyed