# NTSB MKC68D0005: Alon A-2, N6588Q, Shenandoah, IA, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: Shenandoah, IA · SHENANDOAH, IA
- Location: 40.7582° N, 95.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7582&lon=-95.3721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2051   67/6/4    SHENANDOAH, IOWA    ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6588Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HEADWIND 25KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6588Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588Q-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N A-88, 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
- Airport: Shenandoah

## Other investigations on N6588Q (2)

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 FTW88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA154), Aug 27, 1988: Alon A2 (N6588Q), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0188), Jul 23, 1969: Alon A-2 (N6588Q), Maryville, MO, 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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