# Accident 19780705019579A: Univar A2AALON, Albuquerque, NM, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Alameda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5476E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5476E) (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 A2AALON
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 82 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705019579A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN78FQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA37), Jul 5, 1978: Alon A-2 (N5476E), Albuquerque, NM, 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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