DEN66F0159

NTSB accident investigation · Alon A2 · Sunland Pk, NM · November 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1965
Place
Sunland Pk, NM · SUNLAND PK, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6372VAlon A2
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175156

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3224  65/11/14   SUNLAND PK N MEX    ALON A2             CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N6372V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNLAND PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N6372V
Reported as
Alon A2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunland Park

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.