# Accident 19801229088289A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Simi Valley, CA, December 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8260J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260J-1983-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,186 total, 5 in this make and model, 353 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801229088289A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO LAND ON A FREEWAY AT NIGHT. ENGINE HAD QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTON.

## 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 LAX81DUQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ10), Dec 29, 1980: Varga 2150A (N8260J), Simi Valley, CA, 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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