- Date
- July 14, 1967
- Place
- Litchfield, IL · LITCHFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5666FAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114787
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4302 67/7/14 LITCHFIELD,ILL ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 34 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N5666F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM ROAD AFTER EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5666F
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5666FRegistration cancelled Mar 17, 2014 · Alon A2Airframe modelAlon A2Engine modelContinental C90 series
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