# Accident 19931010038369A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Burns Junction, OR, October 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1993, 08:05 local time
- Place: Burns Junction, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5898° N, 118.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5898&lon=-118.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5074V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5074V-2013-08-15) (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: 302 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010038369A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW PASSES OVER PRIVATE STRIP THEN VERTICAL PULLUP. STALLED. SPUN VERTICALLY TO GROUND. CORONARY DISEASE.

## 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 SEA94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA015), Oct 10, 1993: Varga 2150A (N5074V), Burns, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN EXCESSIVE PULL-UP.

## Other reports on N5074V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860731072069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860731072069A), Jul 31, 1986: Varga 2150AMORISY (N5074V), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Engine failed from fuel exhaustion. Aircraft flipped over during emergency landing.

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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