Alon A-2 N5482E

Summary

On 10 May 1998 at about 19:30 local time, a Alon A-2 registered N5482E was involved in an accident near Cedar Hills, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 May 1998 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Hills, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.3508, -90.6399

Aircraft

Alon A-2

Registration

N5482E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA143

2 people died.

the failure of the pilot to maintain airplane control due to alcohol impairment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses reported the airplane was circling a home at an altitude between 700 and 1,000 feet above the ground. One witness said the airplane was losing altitude while it was maneuvering. Another witness said the airplane was '...flying at a slow rate of speed, making [an] approximate 30-degree turn. The engine was running when the right wing stalled, turning the airplane upside down. The plane then nose dived to the ground.' The toxicological report reported 112 (mg/dL, mg/hg) of Ethanol was detected in the pilot's urine sample. The report stated that 84 (mg/dL, mg/hg) of ethanol was detected in the vitreous fluids examined. No mechanical anomalies were found with the engine, airframe or control system that would prevent normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.