- Date
- June 22, 1970
- Place
- Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6597QAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119814
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2690 70/6/22 HOPEWELL,VA ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1905 N6597Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1334 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 306 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6597Q
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopewell
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