# NTSB CHI68D0114: Alon A2, N6363V, Grantsburg, WI, June 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1967
- Place: Grantsburg, WI · GRANTSBURG, WI
- Location: 45.7838° N, 92.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7838&lon=-92.6773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2108  67/6/20    GRANTSBURG,WIS      ALON A2             CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N6363V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNATTENDED AIRPORT,RUNWAY ROUGH. STRUCK DIRT PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6363V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6363V), registered now, S/N A-39, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Registry model: [Alon A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (registry code 0540102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grantsburg

## Other investigations on N6363V (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 CEN09CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA556), Aug 31, 2009: Alon A2 (N6363V), Richmond Hts., OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare.

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.

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