# Accident 19850505016839A: Univar A2ALON, Bunkie, LA, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bunkie, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9510° N, 92.1810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9510&lon=-92.1810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5491E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5491E-2012-09-24) (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 O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 153 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505016839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER PILOT REPORTEDLY LOST AILERON AND ELEVATOR CONTROL. SOME CONTROL PARTS NOT FOUND IN WRECKAGE

## 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 FTW85FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD01), May 5, 1985: Alon A-2 (N5491E), Bunkie, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5491E (1)

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

- [Accident 19750809029789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809029789A), Aug 9, 1975: Univar A2ALON (N5491E), Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. Drg t/d enctrd wind gust.

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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