# Accident 19870531017449A: Univar A2ALON, Iola, WI, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Iola, WI
- Airport: Central County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4994° N, 89.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4994&lon=-89.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6509Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6509Q-1989-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR A2ALON
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531017449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 30 TO 40 FEET ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED . HIT RUNWAY. STOPPED INVERTED. PRIOR ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA137), May 31, 1987: Aircoupe A-2-DEX (N6509Q), Iola, WI, destroyed

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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