# Accident 19811002065179A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Glenwood, IA, October 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: Glenwood, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0447° N, 95.7406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0447&lon=-95.7406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8334J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8334J-2014-11-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSION AT LOW ALTITUDE STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 MKC82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA001), Oct 2, 1981: Varga 2150A (N8334J), Glenwood, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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