# Accident 19811224082459A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Topeka, KS, December 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 12 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224082459A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL, CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. WAS UNABLE TO RAISE NOSE ON LANDING DUE TO CHILD BLOCKING REAR CONTROLS.

## 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 MKC82FCG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG15), Dec 24, 1981: Varga 2150A (N8256J), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8256J (1)

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

- [Incident 19810421029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421029919I), Apr 21, 1981: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8256J), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft flared high during short field landing dual intruction approach with stall warn horn. Main gear broke off

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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