Alon A-2 N5660F
20 June 1972 · Central Vly, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 June 1972 at about 05:55 local time, a Alon A-2 registered N5660F, operated by Enterprise Sky, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Central Vly, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Central Vly, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burcell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alon A-2
- Registration
- N5660F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Enterprise Sky
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Reading, Calif → Project City, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0942
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT STOLE ACFT, DELIBERATELY RAN OUT OF FUEL AND DOVE ACFT INTO RWY.POLICE FOUND SUICIDE EVIDENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alon A-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1972 | Alon A-2 | Mentone, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1972 | Alon A-2 | Elk Mound, Wisconsin, United States | Bayview Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1972 | Alon A-2 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Alon A-2 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Air Explorer S | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Alon A-2 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1971 | Alon A-2 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Gaston College | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |