# Accident 20070328019409A: Alon A2, Ravenna, OH, March 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2007, 19:45 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2000° N, 81.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2000&lon=-81.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992DC-2007-08-02) (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: ALON A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 250 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070328019409A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA096), Mar 28, 2007: Alon A2 (N992DC), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight. Carburetor icing conditions and a ditch were factors.

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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