# Accident 19870104000129A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Hayward, CA, January 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1987, 22:37 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6708° N, 122.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6708&lon=-122.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5076V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5076V-1989-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 145 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104000129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA076), Jan 5, 1987: Varga 2150A (N5076V), Hayward, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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