# NTSB NYC68F0341: Alon A-2, N6570Q, Hyannis, MA, January 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1968
- Place: Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0341
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0132   68/1/9    HYANNIS,MASS        ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 274
        TIME - 1321                    N6570Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL FLOW BLOCKAGE DUE TO WATER IN FUEL FREEZING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6570Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6570Q), registered now, S/N A-70 (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: Barnstable

## Other investigations on N6570Q (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 LAX91LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA290), Jul 6, 1991: Alon A2 (N6570Q), Trinity Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL WAS AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS SOFT TERRAIN.

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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