- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8423JVarga 2150A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810731046489A
- Case key
- 79954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2084 81/7/31 STEVENSVILLE,MD VARGA 2150A CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N8423J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 2111 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1149 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAYBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG PRCTNRY LNDG.ELEV HORN,PN VAC 6000K-26,FAILED.EMERG AD 81-17-05 ISSUED TO INSP/RPLC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8423J
- Reported as
- Varga 2150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Baybridge
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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.