# NTSB MKC77DCG44: Alon A2, N6555Q, Grant City, MO, July 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Grant City, MO · GRANT CITY, MO
- Location: 40.4858° N, 94.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grant City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4858&lon=-94.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2492  77/7/29    GRANT CITY,MO       ALON A2             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 295
        TIME - 1900                    N6555Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARM STRIP                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT HIGH CORN ADJ TO STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6555Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555Q), registered now, S/N A-55, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- 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: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770729021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021139A), Jul 29, 1977: Univar A2AALON, Grant City, MO, Substantial damage. Hit high corn adj to strip.

## Other investigations on N6555Q (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 CHI92LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA273), Sep 11, 1992: Alon 415-A2 (N6555Q), Sabetha, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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