Stinson V77 accident near Auburn, CA
On January 24, 2020, a Stinson V77 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Auburn, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 24, 2020
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Aircraft
- Stinson V77 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.959°N, 121.066°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200124X45349
Official records · WPR20FA077
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Sequence of events
- Loss of engine power (total) (Enroute, defining event)
- Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) (Enroute)
NTSB findings
- Recip eng cyl section · Failure (Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine (reciprocating))
- Recip eng wiring · Damaged/degraded (Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine (reciprocating))
- Spark plugs/igniters · Damaged/degraded (Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Ignition system)
- Mountainous/hilly terrain · Contributed to outcome (Environmental issues › Physical environment › Terrain)
- Scheduled/routine maintenance · Maintenance personnel (Personnel issues › Task performance › Maintenance)
Conditions
- Local time
- 5:56 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Visibility
- 10 mi
More accidents in CA
- Douglas MD-83, Feb 1, 2000
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Aug 31, 1986
- British Aerospace BAE-146-200, Dec 8, 1987
- Beech C-99, Aug 24, 1984
- Sikorsky S-61N, Aug 6, 2008
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
