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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Alon A2 · Ravenna, OH · March 28, 2007

Date: March 28, 2007 · 19:45 local
Place: Ravenna, OH
Airport: Portage County
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N992DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07LA096
Reported as: Alon A2
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 253 total250 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N992DCRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2007 · Alon A2S/N A-210 · Built 1966 Airframe modelAlon A2 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed youngstown (yng) at approximately 1950 for akron (akr). At 4500' the engine quit. It was able to be restarted but it sputtered and quit again. A controlled landing was attempted in an open field but the aircraft struck a ditch as it landed. The aircraft came to rest in the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YOUNGSTOWN (YNG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 FOR AKRON (AKR). AT 4500' THE ENGINE QUIT. IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT IT SPUTTERED AND QUIT AGAIN. A CONTROLLED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AS IT LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRavenna, OHThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight. Carburetor icing conditions and a ditch were factors.Mar 28, 2007 · Substantial damage