# NTSB investigations: Varga 2150A: Loss of control - in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA131.md): Varga 2180A · Peoria, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1996 · N5065V · Destroyed
  > 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 related factor.
- [NTSB SEA94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA015.md): Varga 2150A · Burns, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1993 · N5074V · Destroyed
  > Poor in-flight planning/decision and an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor to the accident was an excessive pull-up.
- [NTSB LAX87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA076.md): Varga 2150A · Hayward, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1987 · N5076V · Substantial damage
  > After rtrng fm a flt, the plt took off again (using rwy 28L) & turned to the se. A witness (se of the arpt), said he sawthe acft at low alt (estd 100 to 200 ft) flying in his drctn. He noted no otr indcn of a problem until after the acft made a 'very sharp…
- [NTSB SEA86LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA140.md): Varga 2050A · Bear Trap, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1986 · N5077V · Destroyed
  > During a simulated forced landing the instructor pilot allowed the student to enter into a stall while turning from base to final. Although the instructor attempted to correct the student's mistakes he allowed the student to go too FAR with the task before…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9350102')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9350102&occurrence=250

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