# Accident 19830410014529A: Morisy 2150VARGA, Moline, KS, April 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Moline, KS
- Airport: Elk Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3598° N, 96.3006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3598&lon=-96.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8281J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8281J) (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: MORISY 2150VARGA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 3 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410014529A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. IMPACT SEVERED VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA089), Apr 10, 1983: Varga 2150A (N8281J), Moline, KS, 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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