- Date
- December 1, 1977
- Place
- Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5071VVarga 2150A
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771201037269A
- Case key
- 143867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3937 77/12/1 CHARLESTON,WV VARGA 2150A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 311 TIME - 2241 N5071V PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD CHARLESTON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PLT FLEN 4.1 HRS ON PLANNED 2.5 HR FLIGHT.ENCOUNTERED 50KT HEADWIND ENROUTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5071V
- Reported as
- Varga 2150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kanawha
N5071VRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · 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.