# NTSB FTW68F0507: Alon A-2, N5649F, Castroville, TX, March 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1968
- Place: Castroville, TX · CASTROVILLE, TX
- Location: 29.3623° N, 98.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castroville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3623&lon=-98.8548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0507
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0507

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0592  68/3/10    CASTROVILLE,TEX     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 900
        TIME - 1200                    N5649F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM RANCH FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5649F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5649F-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N B-249, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2
- Registry model: [Alon A-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a-2a) (registry code 0540104) (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

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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