Accident Alon A-2 Aircoupe N825DC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175338
 
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Date:Saturday 28 February 2004
Time:16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic ERCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Alon A-2 Aircoupe
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N825DC
MSN: A-124
Total airframe hrs:3153 hours
Engine model:Continental C-90-16F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Hawley, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fargo, ND (FAR)
Destination airport:Hawley, MN (04Y)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing on a gravel road when the airplane hit a fence post, which spun it into a ditch. The pilot stated that while circling a farm field, the engine began to sputter and run very rough when he applied full power to climb. He then elected to perform the forced landing. The loss of engine power could not be duplicated upon later examination.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the fence post.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI04LA082
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040309X00300&key=1

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Apr-2015 20:36 Noro Added
21-Dec-2016 19:30 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
07-Dec-2017 17:43 ASN Update Bot Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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