- Date
- May 26, 1984, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Home, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4611VVarga 2150-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526019129A
- Case key
- 39923
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Analysis
The student plt became lost on the last leg of his x-country, solo flt. He final determined that his position was over boise, ID, about 35 mi from his destination. He turned to follow railroad tracks. About 15 min later, the eng ceased operating due to fuel exhaustion. Both fuel gages indicated the tanks were empty at that time. The plt attempted to land on a road, but the wind drifted the acft into a power line pole. The left wing struck the pole & the acft turned & caught the power lines before impacting the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4611V
- Reported as
- Varga 2150-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- VAC78-77
- Airframe hours
- 1,538
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- I.S.A.C.
- Registered owner
- Marion Case
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 28, 1984 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- BYI · Burely, ID
- Destination
- U76 · Mountain Home, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 69 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 14 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 25 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.