# NTSB CHI68D0517: Alon A-2, N5666F, Litchfield, IL, July 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1967
- Place: Litchfield, IL · LITCHFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.1760° N, 89.6655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1760&lon=-89.6655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0517

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5666F-2014-03-17), registration cancelled 2014-03-17, S/N A-166, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2
- 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

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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