Alon A-2 N5472E
22 January 1966 · Santa Paula Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 January 1966 at about 16:50 local time, a Alon A-2 registered N5472E, operated by Norman Larson, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Paula Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alon A-2
- Registration
- N5472E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Norman Larson
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0404
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AIRCRAFT OBSERVED MAKING A LONG FINAL APPROACH AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE AND INTO THE SUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1966 | Alon A-2 | Faucett Mo, Missouri, United States | Faucett Flying | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1966 | Alon A-2 | Topeka Kans, Kansas, United States | Allen Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Alon A-2 | Corning Ark, Arkansas, United States | Thunderbird AV | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1966 | Alon A-2 | Pueblo Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1966 | Alon A-2 | Silver Bay Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1966 | Alon A-2 | El Paso Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |