# N718RS: Alon A2, registration cancelled 1997-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: A82
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1994
- Last registry action: July 7, 1994
- Mode S code: A99B4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Watkins Kirt B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20KIRT%20B)
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2276° N, 97.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76207, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=718RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718RS-1997-01-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 SEA95FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA136), Jul 4, 1995: Alon Aircoupe A-2 (N718RS), Cody, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE COURSE. A FACTOR WAS THE DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS 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 19950704016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704016049A), Jul 4, 1995: Univar A2AALON (N718RS), Cody, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flight of three. Lead plane encountered sever turbulence and downdrafts. Two made 180 escape. Other unabel recover.

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