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FAA incident report · Varga 2150A · Greenwood, SC · December 24, 2025

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Date
December 24, 2025 · 08:00 local
Place
Greenwood, SC
Airport
Greenwood County
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5067V
Reported as
Varga 2150A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N5067VRegistered now · Varga 2150AS/N VAC55-76Airframe modelVarga 2150AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

12/22/2025 After a flight, the pilot landed and noticed some engine roughness around 1000 to 1500 rpms. The pilot notified maintenance concerning this matter.

12/24/2025 While taxing from his hangar to the maintenance hanger (for maintenace only. No intent to fly), the pilot heard a loud explosion. The pilot then steered plane to a stop, stepped onto the wing and noticed a fire under the cowling near the front nose wheel. The pilot notified maintenance. Subsequently maintenance extinguished the fire.

As the FAA filed it

12/22/2025 AFTER A FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED AND NOTICED SOME ENGINE ROUGHNESS AROUND 1000 TO 1500 RPMS. THE PILOT NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

12/24/2025 WHILE TAXING FROM HIS HANGAR TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER (FOR MAINTENACE ONLY. NO INTENT TO FLY), THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE PILOT THEN STEERED PLANE TO A STOP, STEPPED ONTO THE WING AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE COWLING NEAR THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTENANCE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.