19890531059129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar A2ALON · Sutherland, VA · May 31, 1989

Date
May 31, 1989 · 20:41 local
Place
Sutherland, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5488F
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA039
Reported as
Univar A2ALON
Reported engine
Continental C9016F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total49 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed to respond to full power after power off spiral. Landed and nosed over in plowed field. Weak magnetos

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO FULL POWER AFTER POWER OFF SPIRAL. LANDED AND NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD. WEAK MAGNETOS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.