- Date
- May 10, 1980
- Place
- Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8348JVarga 2150A
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800510012529A
- Case key
- 131168
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0611 80/5/10 VALDOSTA,GA VARGA 2150A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 287 TIME - 1730 N8348J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDOSTA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDOSTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8348J
- Reported as
- Varga 2150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valdosta Muni
N8348JRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2017 · Varga 2150AAirframe modelVarga 2150AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.