# NTSB MKC67D0186: Alon A-2, N6552Q, Silver Bay, MN, August 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1966
- Place: Silver Bay, MN · SILVER BAY, MN
- Location: 47.2933° N, 91.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Bay, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2933&lon=-91.2768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3212  66/8/26    SILVER BAY MINN     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - Z                       N6552Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6552Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552Q-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N A52, built 1965 (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
- Airport: Silver Bay

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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