# Accident 20150719012499A: Alon A2, Holland, MI, July 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2015, 18:45 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7811° N, 86.2100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7811&lon=-86.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5607F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5607F-2018-03-26) (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
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL C-90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 48 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719012499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER DURING FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SANDY BEACH AREA. UPON TOUCH-DOWN IN SAND, AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DECELERATED, COMING TO REST NOSE-IN TO SAND.

## 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 CEN15LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA332), Jul 19, 2015: Alon A2 (N5607F), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.

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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