# NTSB DEN66F0159: Alon A2, N6372V, Sunland Pk, NM, November 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1965
- Place: Sunland Pk, NM · SUNLAND PK, NM
- Location: 31.8236° N, 106.6003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunland Park, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8236&lon=-106.6003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6372V), registered now, S/N A-48, 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: Sunland Park

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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