# Accident 20230727012809A: Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A, Green Lake, WI, July 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: Green Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8865° N, 88.9438° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8865&lon=-88.9438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5601G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5601G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230727012809A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2023 AT 14:30 CST A VARGA MODEL 2150A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW FROM SOUTH BEND, IN TO OSHKOSH WI. WHILE ENTERING THE HOLDING PATTERN FOR THE ARRIVAL PROCEDURE INTO OSHKOSH EAA AIRVENTURE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED FOR 4-5 SECONDS BEFORE STOPPING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORNFIELD 3 MILES NORTH OF GREEN LAKE WI. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING THE CORN AND FLIPPING OVER (INVERTED). THE AIRCARFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA329), Jul 27, 2023: Varga 2150A (N5601G), Green Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

## Other reports on N5601G (1)

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

- [Accident 19860516040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516040379A), May 16, 1986: Varga 2150AMORISY (N5601G), Kiln, MS, Substantial damage. Miscalculated fuel endurance and ran out of fuel. Struck a tree while landing in a field.

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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