# Accident 20150911016089A: Alon A2, Laramie, WY, September 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2015, 07:40 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2647° N, 105.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2647&lon=-105.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6359V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6359V-2019-01-29) (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: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150911016089A

## Narrative

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

PIC OPERATED AIRCOUPE A-2 REGISTRATION N6359V FROM KLAR ENROUTE TO KLBF PIC REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY AN UNRECOVERABLE DESCENT INTO MOUNTAINS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND SUSTAINING SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE. PIC HAD SERIOUS INJURIES FROM IMPACT.

## 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 CEN15LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA407), Sep 11, 2015: Alon A2 (N6359V), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power and an off-airport landing.…

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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