# Accident 19830809043669A: Univar A2AALON, Afton, CA, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Afton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4103° N, 122.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-122.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6512Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6512Q) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 350 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809043669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LEVEE DURING ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF FROM UNIMPROVED FIELD.

## 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 LAX83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA379), Aug 9, 1983: Alon A2 (N6512Q), Afton, CA, 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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