# Incident 19890415018169I: Varga 2150AMORISY, Planada, CA, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Planada, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2902° N, 120.3216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Planada, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2902&lon=-120.3216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8293J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8293J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415018169I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ELECTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N8293J (1)

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

- [Accident 20120208005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120208005619A), Feb 8, 2012: Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A (N8293J), Frankston, TX, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed Aero Estates - T25 at approx 1015 for jso to obtain fuel. Departed jso at approximately 1100 to return to Aero Estates - T25. Reported overdue…

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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