# Accident 20200124001799A: Stinson VULTEE V-77, Auburn, CA, January 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9594° N, 121.0658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9594&lon=-121.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50249-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON VULTEE V-77
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200124001799A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR20FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA077), Jan 24, 2020: Stinson V77 (N50249), Auburn, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A 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.

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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