Alon A-2 N6557Q
16 April 1972 · Mentone, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Alon A-2 registered N6557Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mentone, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mentone, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mentone
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alon A-2
- Registration
- N6557Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1479
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
GUSTING TO 20K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alon A-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1972 | Alon A-2 | Central Vly, California, United States | Enterprise Sky | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1972 | Alon A-2 | Elk Mound, Wisconsin, United States | Bayview Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1972 | Alon A-2 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Alon A-2 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Air Explorer S | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Alon A-2 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1971 | Alon A-2 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Gaston College | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |