# N6560Q: Alon A2, registration cancelled 2000-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Alon A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (registry code 0540102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-787](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-60
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1997
- Last registry action: July 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A8A56B
- Owner when cancelled: [Friday Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIDAY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Osceola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Osceola)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0331° N, 93.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50213, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6560Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6560Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560Q-2000-08-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Alon A2: https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX2170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2170), Apr 12, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. OLD BUSHING IS PLASTIC MATERIAL. WEARS AND BECOMES BRITTLE. CAUSES EXCESS AILERON PLAY. DIFFICULT TO INSPECT AND WORK ON. LOCATION TOP OF CONTROL COLUMN FORWARD

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA086), Mar 5, 2000: Alon Ercoupe (N6560Q), Osceola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to an undetermined blockage in the fuel line from the header tank to the gascolator. Factors relating to this accident were the blocked fuel line and the rough terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20000305012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305012169A), Mar 5, 2000: N6560Q, Osceola, IA, No damage. (-23) Mr. Donald waltz experienced a power loss on climb out from rwy 18 at approx. 300'AGL. He then tried to turn back to the airport, after 270 degrees of…

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