# NTSB NYC72FKM11: Alon A-2, N5486E, Hickory, NC, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FKM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3803   71/10/8   HICKORY,NC          ALON A-2            CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5486E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GASTONIA,NC                 RETURN                       HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PULLED MIXT CTL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT ON DOWNWIND LEG.LNDD ABT 900FT SHORT OF RWY.SOLO X-C FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5486E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5486E-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N A-20 (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 O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory

## Other investigations on N5486E (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 WPR12CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA330), Jul 28, 2012: Alon A2 (N5486E), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB MIA67D0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0088), Jul 23, 1966: Alon A-2 (N5486E), Washington, NC, 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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