# Accident 19950704016049A: Univar A2AALON, Cody, WY, July 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5096° N, 109.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5096&lon=-109.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718RS-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR A2AALON
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704016049A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF THREE. LEAD PLANE ENCOUNTERED SEVER TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS. TWO MADE 180 ESCAPE. OTHER UNABEL RECOVER.

## 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 SEA95FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA136), Jul 4, 1995: Alon Aircoupe A-2 (N718RS), Cody, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE COURSE. A FACTOR WAS THE DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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