Varga 2150A accident near Burns, OR

On October 10, 1993, a Varga 2150A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burns, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

October 10, 1993

Place

Burns, OR

Aircraft

Varga 2150A · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

43.590°N, 118.890°W

NTSB ID

20001211X13665

Official records · SEA94LA015

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 10, 1993, at 0805 Pacific daylight time, a Varga 2150A, N5074V, collided with the terrain shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip located 70 miles south of Burns, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was destroyed and the certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Some witnesses at the fly-in reported that the airplane had just taken off, while others stated that the airplane had made a few low passes over the airstrip. During the last pass, all of the witnesses stated that the airplane was travelling at a high rate of speed (approximately 100 miles per hour) and low level, when it suddenly pulled nearly straight up and attained an altitude of several hundred feet. The witnesses stated that it kept climbing at a high angle of attack until it seemed to stop climbing. The nose of the airplane then dropped and the attitude of the airplane momentarily leveled off horizontal to the ground. The nose of the airplane then dropped near vertical to the horizon and the airplane spun to the left. The airplane collided with the terrain in a nose down attitude. One witness reported that the engine was at idle power during the descent, while another reported that the engine was "wide open." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's flight logbook indicates that the first flight in the Varga was on October 8, 1991, and all flights since that date were in the Varga. The last logged flight was on October 1, 1992. At that time, the logbook indicates a t

Probable cause

POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN EXCESSIVE PULL-UP.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.