# Accident 19840903049599A: Univar A2ALON, Vero Beach, FL, September 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1984, 18:18 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6391° N, 80.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6391&lon=-80.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5609F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5609F) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 581 total, 298 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903049599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED ONM ROAD, HIT 6 MAIL BOXES. BOLT SECURING DOME OF FUEL TRANSFER PUMP MISTORQUED, GASKET DRY.

## 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 MIA84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA249), Sep 3, 1984: Alon A2 (N5609F), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5609F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791025054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025054459I), Oct 25, 1979: Univar A2ALON (N5609F), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Nose wheel knocked off in hard landing and porpoise.

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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