# Accident 19880602021469A: Univar A2ALON, Flushing, MI, June 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0608° N, 83.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0608&lon=-83.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6589Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6589Q-2013-04-30) (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 C90*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,311 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602021469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. DAMAGE ON FORCED LANDING. BELIEVE VAPOR LOCK ON HOT DAY. USED AUTO FUEL WITH NO STC.

## 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 CHI88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA133), Jun 2, 1988: Alon A2 (N6589Q), Flushing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6589Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19890602018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602018509A), Jun 2, 1989: Univar A2ALON (N6589Q), Cattaraugus, NY, Destroyed. Ran header fuel tank dry en route with fuel in wing tanks. Crashed in trees. Wrong type fuel pump had been installed

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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