# Accident 20040228003579A: Univar A2ALON, Hawley, MN, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8836° N, 96.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8836&lon=-96.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N825DC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228003579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF HAWLEY, MINNESOTA (K04Y) ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT DID NOT FEEL HE COULD MAKE IT TO HAWLEY (K04Y) AND LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD. PLANE SLID INTO DITCH WHILE PILOT TRIED TO AVOID A MAILBOX AND SLID DOWN INTO THE DITCH STRIKING LEFT WING ON A FENCE POST. RESULTING TORQUE CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND STRIKING RIGHT WING ON ANOTHER FENCE POST.

## 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 CHI04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA082), Feb 28, 2004: Alon A2 Ercoupe (N825DC), Hawley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the fence post.

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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