# NTSB Accident BFO89LA039
> **AIRCOUPE ALON A2A** · 1989-06-01 · SUTHERLAND, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA039
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-01
- **Location:** SUTHERLAND, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.07077, -77.580947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRCOUPE
- **Model:** ALON A2A
- **Registration:** N5488F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOW OUTPUT OF THE MAGNETOS WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FULL POWER DURING THE ATTEMPTED RECOVERY FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT IGNORED INDICATIONS OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM DURING START WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HARD TO START.

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