# NTSB IAD78FA019: Varga 2150A, N4612V, Jessup, MD, December 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1977
- Place: Jessup, MD · JESSUP, MD
- Location: 39.1483° N, 76.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jessup, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1483&lon=-76.7769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3702   77/12/5   JESSUP,MD           VARGA 2150A         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0936                    N4612V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1485 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            307 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BWI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- BWI WX FCSTD IFR AFTR 0800.ALL INST MOUNTED FRNT PANEL,I/P REAR SEAT.NO DE-ICE/ANTI-ICE EQPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4612V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4612V-1978-02-21), registration cancelled 1978-02-21, S/N VAC-79-77, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150A
- Registry model: [Varga 2150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (registry code 9350102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bwi

## 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 19771205038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771205038389A), Dec 5, 1977: Morisy 2150VARGA, Jessup, MD, Destroyed. Bwi wx fcstd IFR aftr 0800.all inst mounted frnt panel,i/p rear seat. No de-ice/anti-ice eqpt.

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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