# Accident 19850916045659A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Vale, OR, September 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vale, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0300° N, 117.3809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0300&lon=-117.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8291J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8291J) (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: 56 total, 11 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850916045659A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON DIRT ROAD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 SEA85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA215), Sep 16, 1985: Varga 2150A (N8291J), Vale, OR, 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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