# Accident 20040321007219A: Univar A2ALON, Cameron Park, CA, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 12:10 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6694° N, 120.9700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6694&lon=-120.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6374V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374V-2004-09-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,334 total, 110 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321007219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB FROM CAMERON AIRPORT, CAMERON PARK, CA, N6374V EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND COMMENCED HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, WHEREUPON CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST. A PILOT WHO HAD TAKEN OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HEARD THE PILOT BROADCAST THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE CTAF: "74 VICTOR STARTING A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT." A WITNESS ON THE GROUND INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS MAKING A VERY LOW CONSTANT TONE HUMMING SOUND, AND IT WAS NOT REVVING UP. INITIALLY, THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS AND NOSE WERE LEVEL WITH THE HORIZON. SUDDENLY, THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT. THE NOSE WENT "STRAIGHT DOWN" AND THE AIRPLANE RAPIDLY DESCENDED WHILE REVERSING COURSE. THE WITNESS WAS IN A PARKING LOT .36 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 LAX04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA168), Mar 21, 2004: Alon A2 (N6374V), Cameron Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in a stall/spin. Also causal was the partial loss of engine power due to improperly secured…

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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