# Accident 19770507012239A: Univar A2ALON, Beaver Falls, PA, May 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5470E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5470E-2013-08-20) (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: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507012239A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT NOTED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.

## 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 NYC77FGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM21), May 7, 1977: Alon A-2 (N5470E), Beaver Falls, PA, 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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