# Accident 19800716077989A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Marlboro, MA, July 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8419J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8419J) (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: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,797 total, 42 in this make and model, 346 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716077989A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC80DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA058), Jul 16, 1980: Varga 2150A (N8419J), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8419J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820310012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310012739A), Mar 10, 1982: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8419J), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from snow-covered runway with ice on airplane and aft CG. Aborted. Crash-landed off end of runway
- [Accident 19800526035119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526035119A), May 26, 1980: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8419J), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Experienced burble and unchecked high sink rate on final. Impacted with side load, left gear failed, from overload.

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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