1966 Alon A-2 AircoupeSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Simpsonville, SC, USA

This 1966 Alon A-2 Aircoupe, registered as N5618F, is a showpiece with an extensive award history, having earned Grand Champion Custom Contemporary at Sun-n-Fun 2019 and both People’s Choice and Best Alon awards at the Ercoupe Owner’s Club Convention in 2012. The aircraft has been hangared for the past 30-plus years and benefits from a very extensive, well-documented restoration—including a disassembly and repaint into a striking military scheme copied from the Lockheed P-38 Lightning "Sassy Baby II," which required 300 man-hours from 2017 to 2018. The previous restoration phase, completed between 2000 and 2005, involved 1,800 man-hours and...

Year: 1966

Make: Alon

Series: Aircoupe

Model: A-2 Aircoupe

Tail #: N5618F

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Recreational

Useful Load: 437 lbs

Seats: 2

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 2,666 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 816 hrs

Prop 1 Time: 2,666 hrs (AF)

Logbook Status: Five 3-inch binders full of documentation (Logbooks, Receipts, 337/STC's, Tech Data, Notes)

Inspection Status: Annual done 4/2026, just completed in April 2026. Excellent, up-to-date maintenance.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GPSMAP 496 - GPSMAP (Mounted on control yoke, with remote antenna)

Comms

King KX-125 - Nav/Comm

Audio

Sigtronics Intercom - (Built into Instrument Panel)

Weather

Stratus 2S - ADS-B Receiver (Weather, Traffic, AHRS, Synthetic Vision)

Traffic

Monroy ATD-200 - Traffic Detector

ADSB

uAvionics skyBeacon - (Wingtip ADS-B

ADS-B In

Stratus 2S - ADS-B Receiver (Weather, Traffic, AHRS, Synthetic Vision)

Additional Equipment

Transponder

King KT-76A - Transponder

Altitude Encoder

Narco AR-850 - Altitude Encoder

Compass

Vertical Card Compass

Clock

Electronics International SC-5 - Super Clock Digital Clock/Timer

Instrument Lights

Ameri-King DC to DC Light Dimmer, Instrument Panel Post Lights, Instrument Panel Flood Lights, Back-up Instrument Panel Lighting (Independent of aircraft power system)

Engine Monitor

Full engine instrumentation with CAT, four position EGT and CHT

Artificial Horizon

Artificial Horizon (Vacuum, with internal lighting, vacuum warning flag)

Directional Gyro

Directional Gyro (Vacuum, with internal lighting, heading bug and autopilot output)

Turn Coordinator

Turn & Bank (Electric)

Hour Meter

Datcon Hour Meter

Shoulder Harnesses

Amsafe Inertial Reel Shoulder Harnesses (With 337 and Engineering data)

ELT

EBC Emergency Locator Transmitter

Fire Extinguisher

Halon Fire Extinguisher (Mounted in baggage compartment)

Lights

LED Landing Lights (Signed off by IA as Minor Mod)

Seats

Adjustable Seats (Alon Optional feature)

Baggage Compartment

Univair Extended Baggage Compartment

Interior

Custom Interior (by Gordon Ford at Professional Interiors, all materials have flammability paperwork)

Brakes

Cleveland Wheels and Brakes, Handbrake System (Alon Optional feature)

Landing Gear

Spring Steel Landing Gear Legs (Alon Optional feature), Skyport Nose Gear Strut Boot

Battery

Powersafe SBS-16J Light Weight Sealed Battery Installed (with 337)

Headsets

David Clark H10-30 - Two Headsets

Exhaust System

Exhaust System rebuilt by Dawley Aviation (Heavier gauge metal), Upgraded Exhaust Stack Vibration Isolators

Engine Accessories

B&C Light Weight Starter, Spin-On Oil Filter Adapter, Engine Oil Quick Drain, Engine Compartment Fuel Lines Firesleeved, Polished Aluminum Engine Baffles, Cold/Hot Weather Operation Conversion Kit, Vernier Throttle and Mixture Controls

Propeller

McCauley Prop (repitched from 58 to 53 in 1992 for better climb performance)

Canopy

Tinted Canopy and Rear Glass (Excellent condition, All Plexi new at restoration), Canopy Sunshade Material Installed, Premium Quality Canopy Cover (by Bruce's Custom Covers)

Soundproofing

Cockpit Soundproofing Insulation

Tie-Down Kit

"The Claw" Aircraft Tie-Down kit

Cabin Ventilation

Upgraded Cabin Ventilation System (Signed off with 337)

Control Wheels

Gregoire Control Wheel Grips with Pilot's PTT

Fuel System

Wing fuel tanks disassembled, cleaned, resealed and reassembled by John Wright, Jr.

First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit Pouch (sewn into baggage compartment upholstery)

Tool Kit

Tool Kit Pouch (sewn into baggage compartment upholstery), heavy military-grade knife for emergency egress

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes: Custom interior by Gordon Ford at Professional Interiors. Interior colors are coordinated with exterior colors. Extensive restoration with documentation.

Exterior Notes: Beautiful military paint scheme copied from Lockheed P-38 Lightning "Sassy Baby II". Custom mixed Sherwin Williams Acry Glo Paint. Aircraft disassembled and painted in military paint scheme 2017-2018. Extensive restoration.