- Date
- June 12, 1985, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6523QAlon A2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850612024729A
- Case key
- 40174
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
During takeoff at about 150 feet AGL the engine ceased operating. A forced landing was made and the acft struck a fence prior to touchdown. Inspection of the acft and eng did not reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction. The plt had been using automotive during this flt and the prior 10 hrs of flt in this acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6523Q
- Reported as
- Alon A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A123
- Airframe hours
- 960
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Yunker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Destination
- HLO · Hillsboro, OR
- Airport
- S12 · Albany Municipal, runway 34, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 222 total · 30 in this make and model · 222 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.