Alon A-2 N5697F
23 May 1970 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1970 at about 02:45 local time, a Alon A-2 registered N5697F, operated by Northwest Moon, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Great Falls, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Falls Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alon A-2
- Registration
- N5697F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northwest Moon
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2228
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NO NIGHT FLT HRS.TOWER OBSVD LDG, BOUNCE.L WING ROOT, L MAIN GR, NOSE GEAR, ENG MOUNT, TAIL CONE DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1970 | Alon A-2 | Hopewell, Virginia, United States | Richmond Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1970 | Alon A-2 | Osceola, Iowa, United States | Western Air, In | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1970 | Alon A-2 | Plainview, Texas, United States | Miller Flying | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jul 1970 | Alon A-2 | Disputanta, Virginia, United States | Richmond Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Alon A-2 | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1969 | Alon A-2 | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |