# Incident 19810103007389I: Varga 2150AMORISY, Twenty Nine Pal, CA, January 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Twenty Nine Pal, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1356° N, 116.0542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twentynine Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1356&lon=-116.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8280J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 169 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/19810103007389I

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM DRY LAKE, NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF DUE TO SURFACE TO SOFT AND SANDY.

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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