Alon A2 accident near Orland, CA
On September 17, 1994, an Alon A2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Orland, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 17, 1994
- Place
- Orland, CA
- Aircraft
- Alon A2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.730°N, 122.330°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02274
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 17, 1994, around 1030 Pacific daylight time, an Alon A2, N37698, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced an in-flight breakup near Orland, California. The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the local area personal flight. A commercial pilot reported that he had known the accident pilot for over 7 years, and he had spoken with him on the morning of the fatal flight. In pertinent part, the commercial pilot recalled that the accident pilot told him he planned to "do some rolls." Personnel at the Haigh (uncontrolled) Airport in Orland observed the accident airplane depart around 1000, and it was not seen thereafter. No witnesses reported having observed the in-flight breakup to the National Transportation Safety Board. One witness reported hearing the airplane's engine stop and then observing the airplane descending "like a rock." Around 1050, the wreckage was found in an open field about 7 miles east of Orland. The crash site was approximately 5 miles east of the Haigh Airport. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION A review of records indicated that in 1967 the pilot purchased the airplane in a condition which he had described as being "a wrecked (Alon-2) aircraft," bearing registration N5673F. Thereafter, the pilot rebuilt the airplane, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued it the current registration number. The airplane was modified during the reconstruction. The records indicated that the modifications were, in part, made pursuant to the issuance of Supplement
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional performance of an aerobatic maneuver which overloaded the outboard portion of the left wing and caused it to fail. Factors which contributed to the accident were the pilot's overconfidence in his ability to perform the maneuver and his lack of experience or training in aerobatics.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
