# Accident 20170601008969A: Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A, Bowling Green, OH, June 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2017, 11:59 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3392° N, 83.5986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3392&lon=-83.5986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4635V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4635V-2018-05-30) (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 AIRCRAFT CORP. 2150A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601008969A

## Narrative

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

SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE AREA AND MANUEVERING. ALL WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING DURING THE MANUEVERING WITH ONE WITNESS SAYING IT HAD A "VERY LOUD MEAN SOUND TO IT". THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING DOWN OR BANKED ATTITUDE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE IMPACT.

## 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 CEN17FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA207), Jun 1, 2017: Varga 2150A (N4635V), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to impairment from carbon monoxide poisoning. Contributing to the accident was the corrosion of the heat exchanger and the failure of maintenance personnel to…

## Other reports on N4635V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810215010819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215010819I), Feb 15, 1981: Varga 2150AMORISY (N4635V), Chenoweth, OH. Aircraft ran out of fuel due tono preflight planning and lack of knowledge about fuel consumption.

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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