# Accident 19890531059129A: Univar A2ALON, Sutherland, VA, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 20:41 local time
- Place: Sutherland, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0708° N, 77.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0708&lon=-77.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5488F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR A2ALON
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 49 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531059129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA039), Jun 1, 1989: Aircoupe Alon A2A (N5488F), Sutherland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOW OUTPUT OF THE MAGNETOS WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FULL POWER DURING THE ATTEMPTED RECOVERY FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT IGNORED INDICATIONS OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM DURING START WHEN…

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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