# Accident 19820726031589A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Oklahoma City, OK, July 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726031589A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT EN ROUTE FROM PRACTICE AREA TO AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW82DA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA294), Jul 26, 1982: Varga 2150A (N8265J), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8265J (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19810712041479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712041479A), Jul 12, 1981: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8265J), Sullivan, MO, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Struck a tree on forced landing. Fuel in one tank other empty. Fuel system not properly vented

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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