# NTSB MKC82FA001: Varga 2150A, N8334J, Glenwood, IA, October 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1981
- Place: Glenwood, IA · GLENWOOD, IA
- Location: 41.0447° N, 95.7406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0447&lon=-95.7406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3124   81/10/2   GLENWOOD,IA         VARGA 2150A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 102
        TIME - 1110                    N8334J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENWOOD,IA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALTITUDE SIGHT-SEEING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8334J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8334J-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N VAC-146-79, built 1979 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19811002065179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065179A), Oct 2, 1981: Varga 2150AMORISY, Glenwood, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft on a photographic mission at low altitude stalled and crashed.

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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