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NTSB investigations: Varga 2150A

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Varga 2150A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9350102')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX99LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Chandler, AZFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight of the aircraft to ensure that adequate fuel was available for the flight.Nov 22, 1998 · N78114 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI90DEP11Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportVarga Kachina 2150A · Neenah, WIThe pilot's misjudgement of the fuel supply, and his failure to refuel the aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable, soft terrain encountered.Sep 22, 1990 · N8422J · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Everett, WAThe plt reported he made an emergency landing in a wheat field following a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The acft struck a ditch and nosed over during the landing roll. The plt stated he sould have refueled at the last stop.Jul 31, 1986 · N5074V · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA160Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Kiln, MSThe 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.May 16, 1986 · N5601G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA85LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Vale, ORThe acft nosed down after the nose gear collapsed during a forced landing on a dirt road following a loss of pwr. The plt reported that aprx 1 hr into the x-country flt he noted the fuel gages indicated 1/2 full on each tank. A state trooper reported he…Sep 16, 1985 · N8291J · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150-A · Mountain Home, IDThe 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…May 26, 1984 · N4611V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA294Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportVarga 2150A · Oklahoma City, OKThe student reported that before he began his flight, he visually checked both tanks and estimated that he had two hours of fuel remaining. He flew 1.1 hrs and was on his way home when the engine lost power. While landing in a plowed field, the plane flipped…Jul 26, 1982 · N8265J · Substantial damage