# Incident 19810421029919I: Varga 2150AMORISY, Durango, CO, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 10:05 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8256J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8256J-2013-05-14) (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: 776 total, 27 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421029919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLARED HIGH DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING DUAL INTRUCTION APPROACH WITH STALL WARN HORN. MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF

## Other reports on N8256J (1)

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

- [Accident 19811224082459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224082459A), Dec 24, 1981: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8256J), Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel, crash landed in a field. Was unable to raise nose on landing due to child blocking rear controls.

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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