# Accident 19810712041479A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Sullivan, MO, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2126° N, 91.1640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sullivan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2126&lon=-91.1640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8265J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8265J) (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: 161 total, 11 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712041479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL IN ONE TANK OTHER EMPTY. FUEL SYSTEM NOT PROPERLY VENTED

## 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 MKC81FCA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA19), Jul 12, 1981: Varga 2150A (N8265J), Sullivan, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8265J (2)

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

- [Accident 19820726031589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726031589A), Jul 26, 1982: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8265J), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Student pilot en route from practice area to airport when engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Incident 19820129005579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129005579I), Jan 29, 1982: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8265J), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Unable to correct left turn on taxi. Struck parked airplane. Bent brake rod caused brake fade.

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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