# Accident 19910607020419A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Livermore, CA, June 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1991, 10:21 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6801° N, 121.7490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6801&lon=-121.7490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8272J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272J-2008-12-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 256 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910607020419A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED OIL SMELL AND HEAT. FLEW INTO SIDE OF ROCKY HILL. ILL HEALTH AND HEAVY MEDICATION. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX91FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA251), Jun 7, 1991: Varga 2150A (N8272J), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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