# NTSB CHI69D0635: Alon A-2, N5491E, Orland Park, IL, April 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1969
- Place: Orland Park, IL · ORLAND PARK, IL
- Location: 41.6081° N, 87.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-87.8593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0635
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0635

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1282   69/4/7    ORLAND PARK,ILL     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5491E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5491E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5491E-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N A-25, built 1965 (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

## Other investigations on N5491E (2)

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 FTW85FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD01), May 5, 1985: Alon A-2 (N5491E), Bunkie, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76DET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET10), Aug 9, 1975: Alon A2 (N5491E), Logansport, IN, 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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