# NTSB IAD71FID03: Alon A-2, N6594Q, Disputanta, VA, July 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1970
- Place: Disputanta, VA · DISPUTANTA, VA
- Location: 37.1236° N, 77.2249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Disputanta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1236&lon=-77.2249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FID03

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3332  70/7/20    DISPUTANTA,VA       ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6594Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- SOLO ROUND-ROBIN.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD,CROSSWIND GUSTING 30K.R WING,FUS,GR,ENG MNT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6594Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6594Q), registered now, S/N A-94, built 1966 (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

## Other investigations on N6594Q (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 IAD70D0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0095), Oct 4, 1969: Alon A-2 (N6594Q), Franklin, VA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.