# Accident 19910901037399A: Varga 2180VARGA, Decatur, IL, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 16:37 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8498° N, 88.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8498&lon=-88.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686EE-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2180 (registry code 9350104, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2180VARGA
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 109 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037399A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF GLIDER IN TOW UNABLE TO CLIMB. GLIDER RELEASED. TOW PLANE STALLED. OVER GROSSED HOT DAY CROSSWIND FACTORS.

## 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 CHI91LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA279), Sep 1, 1991: Varga 2180 (N686EE), Decatur, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION AND AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE DATA NOT UNDERSTOOD BY THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF…

## Other reports on N686EE (1)

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

- [Incident 19820123040329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123040329I), Jan 23, 1982: Varga 2180VARGA (N686EE), Page, AZ, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Wing tip struck a mileage sign while landing on a highway.

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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