# NTSB DEN71DQA24: Alon A-2, N6369V, Los Lunas, NM, October 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1970
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4098  70/10/28   LOS LUNAS,N MEX     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 101
        TIME - 1445                    N6369V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOS LUNAS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT CLAIMED BRAKES FAILED. INVEST SHOWED BRAKES WERE OPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6369V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6369V-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N A-45, 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
- Airport: Mid-Valley

## Other investigations on N6369V (1)

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 CEN13LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA237), Apr 22, 2013: Alon A2 (N6369V), Greenbrier, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and porpoise. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited recent flying experience and proficiency and the challenging runway…

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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