# Accident 19960310003709A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Peoria, AZ, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Pleasantvalley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6507° N, 112.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6507&lon=-112.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5065V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065V-2011-10-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003709A

## Narrative

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

DUMPED FLAPS ON LOW LEVEL BANKING CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND SPUN IN. BURNED ON IMPACT. STUDENT PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 LAX96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA131), Mar 10, 1996: Varga 2180A (N5065V), Peoria, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to obtain or maintain adequate airspeed for turning (maneuvering) after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The lack of altitude for stall/spin recovery was a…

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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