# NTSB NYC77FGM21: Alon A-2, N5470E, Beaver Falls, PA, May 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1103   77/5/7    BEAVER FALLS,PA     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N5470E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER FALLS,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT NOTED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5470E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5470E-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N A-4, built 1965 (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: Beaver County

## 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 19770507012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507012239A), May 7, 1977: Univar A2ALON, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot noted high sink rate on final.

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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