# NTSB MIA86LA160: Varga 2150A, N5601G, Kiln, MS, May 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1986, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Kiln, MS
- Coordinates: 30.41056, -89.430953 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4106&lon=-89.4310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31634/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - fuel consumption calculations - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON LOCAL FLIGHT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL & UPON LANDING IN A FIELD, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE, SEVERING THE WINGS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5601G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5601G), registered now, S/N VAC189-85, built 1985 (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
- Serial number: VAC 286 82
- Airframe hours: 190
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4AD 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Carey And Kreiger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PCU, PICAYUNE, MS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: front; flight hours: 78 total, 4 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GPT, 15 nm away

## 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 19860516040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516040379A), May 16, 1986: Varga 2150AMORISY, Kiln, MS, Substantial damage. Miscalculated fuel endurance and ran out of fuel. Struck a tree while landing in a field.

## Other investigations on N5601G (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA329), Jul 27, 2023: Varga 2150A (N5601G), Green Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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