# NTSB CHI80FEP49: Varga 2150A, N5083V, Fort Atkinson, WI, August 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1980
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI · FORT ATKINSON, WI
- Location: 42.9140° N, 88.8551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Atkinson, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9140&lon=-88.8551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3633  80/8/19    FORT ATKINSON,WI    VARGA 2150A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2485
        TIME - 1530                    N5083V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 0AKBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO IL                  FORT ATKINSON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- HIT TREES DRG RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5083V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5083V), registered now, S/N VAC72-77, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150A
- Registry model: [Varga 2150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (registry code 9350102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 0akbrook

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800819088349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819088349A), Aug 19, 1980: Varga 2150AMORISY, Ft Atkinson, WI, Substantial damage. Stalled on final, partially recovered, allowed aircraft to fly into trees on edge of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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