# NTSB investigations: Varga 2150A: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 LAX99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA039.md): Varga 2150A · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1998 · N78114 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight of the aircraft to ensure that adequate fuel was available for the flight.
- [NTSB CHI90DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP11.md): Varga Kachina 2150A · Neenah, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1990 · N8422J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of the fuel supply, and his failure to refuel the aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable, soft terrain encountered.
- [NTSB SEA86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA185.md): Varga 2150A · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1986 · N5074V · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported he made an emergency landing in a wheat field following a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The acft struck a ditch and nosed over during the landing roll. The plt stated he sould have refueled at the last stop.
- [NTSB MIA86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA160.md): Varga 2150A · Kiln, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1986 · N5601G · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while on local flight he ran out of fuel & upon landing in a field, the acft struck a tree, severing the wings.
- [NTSB SEA85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA215.md): Varga 2150A · Vale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1985 · N8291J · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed down after the nose gear collapsed during a forced landing on a dirt road following a loss of pwr. The plt reported that aprx 1 hr into the x-country flt he noted the fuel gages indicated 1/2 full on each tank. A state trooper reported he…
- [NTSB SEA84LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA118.md): Varga 2150-A · Mountain Home, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1984 · N4611V · Substantial damage
  > The student plt became lost on the last leg of his x-country, solo flt. He final determined that his position was over boise, ID, about 35 mi from his destination. He turned to follow railroad tracks. About 15 min later, the eng ceased operating due to fuel…
- [NTSB FTW82DA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA294.md): Varga 2150A · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 26, 1982 · N8265J · Substantial damage
  > The student reported that before he began his flight, he visually checked both tanks and estimated that he had two hours of fuel remaining. He flew 1.1 hrs and was on his way home when the engine lost power. While landing in a plowed field, the plane flipped…

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9350102&occurrence=353

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