# Accident 19900922041729A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Neenah, WI, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Airport: Brennand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1596° N, 88.4710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1596&lon=-88.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422J-2007-04-02) (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 O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 270 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041729A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED LOW FUEL, ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION.AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN SOFT GROUND

## 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 CHI90DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP11), Sep 22, 1990: Varga Kachina 2150A (N8422J), Neenah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE, SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED.

## Other reports on N8422J (1)

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

- [Accident 20040717013479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717013479A), Jul 17, 2004: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8422J), Winterset, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) During an instructional flight, the student pilot was instructed to follow checklist procedures for a simulated engine failure on approach. While…

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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