19870104000129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Varga 2150AMORISY · Hayward, CA · January 4, 1987

Date
January 4, 1987 · 22:37 local
Place
Hayward, CA
Airport
Hayward Air Terminal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5076V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA076
Reported as
Varga 2150AMORISY
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total145 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed at low altitude. Stalled in a steep bank. Near vertical impact. Engine sputtered,one tank empty, other low

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED AT LOW ALTITUDE. STALLED IN A STEEP BANK. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. ENGINE SPUTTERED,ONE TANK EMPTY, OTHER LOW

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.