# N78114: 1978 Varga 2150A, registration cancelled 2018-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Varga 2150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (registry code 9350102)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A19), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: VAC-114-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1997
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2000
- Last registry action: September 19, 2017
- Mode S code: AA96D5
- Owners when cancelled: [Beta Wings](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETA%20WINGS), [Brown Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20DOUGLAS%20J), [Bishop Raymond M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20RAYMOND%20M)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4533° N, 111.6367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85207, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78114
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78114-2018-03-22

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Varga 2150A: https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA039), Nov 22, 1998: Varga 2150A (N78114), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight of the aircraft to ensure that adequate fuel was available for the flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19981122040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122040359A), Nov 22, 1998: Varga 2150AMORISY (N78114), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. .19) On November 22, 1998, at 0828 hours mountain standard time, a Varga 2 150A, N78114, lost power shortly after takeoff from the Chandler, Arizona, airport.…

## Other aircraft with N78114

- [Cancelled 1990-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78114-1990-05-23): Cessna 182P, S/N 18261752. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78114-1965-05-22): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2114, built 1946. Owner: [Luhmann Gilbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUHMANN%20GILBERT%20A)

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