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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Varga 2150AMORISY · Columbus, WI · June 25, 2006

Date: June 25, 2006 · 09:53 local
Place: Columbus, WI
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8267J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06LA163
Reported as: Varga 2150AMORISY
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 568 total358 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8267JRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2006 · Varga 2150AS/N VAC-113-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelVarga 2150A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 25, 2006, at 0952 CDT, a Varga 2150-A, N8267J, registered to and piloted by privacy data omitted collided with trees along the crawfish river at astico county park, dodge county Wisconsin. The VFR pleasure flight originated at capitol drive airport, milwaukee Wisconsin and proceeded to rio, Wisconsin for a fly-in breakfast. The flight then proceeded to a private grass strip at fall river, Wisconsin at which time he met with a friend for a short period of time prior to departure. Interviews with individuals at rio and fall river stated the aircraft ran fine however it did have a dead battery and had to be hand started at both rio and fall river. No flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, who was alone, received fatal injuries. No mechanical irregularities were found as a result of the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 25, 2006, AT 0952 CDT, A VARGA 2150-A, N8267J, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH TREES ALONG THE CRAWFISH RIVER AT ASTICO COUNTY PARK, DODGE COUNTY WISCONSIN. THE VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CAPITOL DRIVE AIRPORT, MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN AND PROCEEDED TO RIO, WISCONSIN FOR A FLY-IN BREAKFAST. THE FLIGHT THEN PROCEEDED TO A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT FALL RIVER, WISCONSIN AT WHICH TIME HE MET WITH A FRIEND FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS AT RIO AND FALL RIVER STATED THE AIRCRAFT RAN FINE HOWEVER IT DID HAVE A DEAD BATTERY AND HAD TO BE HAND STARTED AT BOTH RIO AND FALL RIVER. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS ALONE, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI06LA163Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportColumbus, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during the attempted low altitude pass along the river. Contributing factors were the intentional low altitude flight maneuver, the pilot's improper decision to attempt that maneuver, and his…Jun 25, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8267J · 1

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

Incident 19780929028879IDescent · Las Vegas, NVEngine quit on approach. Landed in stadium parking lot.Sep 29, 1978