# NTSB MKC67F0156: Alon A-2, N6587Q, Tanton, MN, August 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1966
- Place: Tanton, MN · TANTON, MN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3337   66/8/7    TANTON MINN         ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N6587Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 535 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK TALL CORN AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6587Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carleton

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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