# Accident 19810828052579A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Port Republic, NJ, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 10:27 local time
- Place: Port Republic, NJ
- Airport: Winchelsea
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5179° N, 74.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Winchelsea Airport (8NJ0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5179&lon=-74.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5133V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052579A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SINK RATE ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM SHORT GRASS STRIP. HIT TREES. . WARM HUMID DAY, MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 NYC81FHD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD36), Aug 28, 1981: Morrisey 2150A (N5133V), Port Republic, NJ, substantial damage

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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