# Accident 19770206004019A: Univar A2ALON, North Zulch, TX, February 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: North Zulch, TX
- Airport: John M Andrews
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.9177° N, 96.1083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Zulch, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9177&lon=-96.1083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5653F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5653F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR A2ALON
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206004019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INDUCTION SYSTEM VENTURI PREV DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING STARTING AFTER OVERPRIMING NOT REPAIRED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW77FRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA09), Feb 6, 1977: Alon A2 (N5653F), North Zulch, TX, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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