# Accident 19780821023179A: Morisy 2150VARGA, Dallas, TX, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Red Bird
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4645V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4645V-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORISY 2150VARGA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 19 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821023179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TANK FLOAT ARM BENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW78FPA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA34), Aug 21, 1978: Varga 2150A (N4645V), Dallas, TX, destroyed

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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