# Incident 19790421024969I: Morisy 2150AVARGA, Nogales, AZ, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 12:36 local time
- Place: Nogales, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8263J) (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 2150AVARGA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, OUT OF FUEL. FAILED A MAIN STRUT IN A CHUCK HOLE.

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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