# Accident 19950211001549A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Yuma, AZ, February 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1995, 19:15 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7201° N, 114.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7201&lon=-114.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56180 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950211001549A

## Narrative

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

RETIRED MILITARY PILOT TRYING OBTAIN CIVIL LICENSE. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA107), Feb 12, 1995: Varga 2150A (N56180), Yuma, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to refuel the aircraft.

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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