DIA69F0176

NTSB accident investigation · Alon A-2 · Jacksonville, NC · April 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1969
Place
Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5475EAlon A-2
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189327

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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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3-1108   69/4/5    JACKSONVILLE,NC     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N5475E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            118 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEPPE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT DEMONSTRATING EMERG DOWNWIND LDG. WIND 15K GUSTING 30K.

Aircraft

Registration
N5475E
Reported as
Alon A-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deppe

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