# NTSB MKC69D0144: Alon A-2, N5478F, Steele, ND, July 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1968
- Place: Steele, ND · STEELE, ND
- Location: 46.8568° N, 99.9181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steele, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8568&lon=-99.9181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2452  68/7/16    STEELE,N DAK        ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N5478F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1130 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOADED UP DURING PROLONGED GLIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5478F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478F), registered now, S/N B-278, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2
- Registry model: [Alon A-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a-2a) (registry code 0540104) (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

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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