# NTSB NYC76FHD16: Alon A-2, N5656F, Ocean City, NJ, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Ocean City, NJ · OCEAN CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0022  76/1/10    OCEAN CITY,NJ       ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 764
        TIME - 1345                    N5656F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN CITY,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- DITCH HIDDEN BY TALL WEEDS.DRG TAXI BACK TO RAMP,AFTR ABORTED TKOF,ENG SURGED.PCT LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5656F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656F-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N A-156, 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: Ocean City

## 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 19760110000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000429A), Jan 10, 1976: Univar A2ALON, Ocean City, NJ, Substantial damage. Ditch hidden by tall weeds. Drg taxi back to ramp,aftr aborted tkof,eng surged. Pct lost ctl.

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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