# Accident 19920911036399A: Univar A2ALON, Sabetha, KS, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sabetha, KS
- Airport: Sabetha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9003° N, 95.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9003&lon=-95.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555Q) (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 C9016F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION. CRASHED SHORT. CARB HEAT NOT USED. NO LICENSE, MEDICAL BIENNIAL OR ANNUAL.

## 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 CHI92LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA273), Sep 11, 1992: Alon 415-A2 (N6555Q), Sabetha, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N6555Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19770729021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021139A), Jul 29, 1977: Univar A2AALON (N6555Q), Grant City, MO, Substantial damage. Hit high corn adj to strip.

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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