# N6578Q: Alon A2, registration cancelled 2001-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2001
- 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-78
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1965
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1986
- Last registry action: October 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A8AA3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Peterson Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Concordia, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Concordia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5601° N, 97.6390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66901, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6578Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6578Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6578Q-2001-12-03

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC71FCG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG43), Feb 6, 1971: Alon A-2 (N6578Q), Topeka, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0565), May 14, 1966: Alon A-2 (N6578Q), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

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