# NTSB DEN67D0232: Alon A2, N6371V, Corona, NM, March 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1967
- Place: Corona, NM · CORONA, NM
- Location: 34.2501° N, 105.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-105.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0791  67/3/13    CORONA,N MEX        ALON A2             CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N6371V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     215
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LANDED ON FARM STRIP FOR FUEL.ON TAKE OFF,STRUCK CLUMP OF SAND AND WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6371V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6371V-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N A-47 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Registry model: [Alon A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (registry code 0540102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6371V (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 MIA74AM010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM010), Jul 28, 1973: Alon A-2 (N6371V), Blue Springs, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX71DUJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ54), Jan 1, 1971: Mooney A2A (N6371V), Tucson, AZ, 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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