# Accident 19921023023179A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Dallas, OR, October 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Dallas, OR
- Airport: Joe Cards Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GCTA
- Location: 44.9208° N, 123.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9208&lon=-123.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5131V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5131V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,091 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023023179A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED INTO OPEN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. DIFFICULT TO SEE BY CFI.

## 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 SEA93LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA009), Oct 23, 1992: Morrisey Shinn 2150A (N5131V), Dallas, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS INCLUDE AN IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR SETTING, AND FUEL STARVATION.

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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