FTW68D0216

NTSB accident investigation · Alon A-2 · Port Aransas, TX · August 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1967
Place
Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5615FAlon A-2
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114113

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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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3-3017  67/8/28    PORT ARANSAS,TEX    ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N5615F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ARANSAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIGH WEEDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5615F
Reported as
Alon A-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Port Aransas

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.