Varga 2150A N5071V
1 December 1977 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1977 at about 22:41 local time, a Varga 2150A registered N5071V, operated by Hop-Flight Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varga 2150A
- Registration
- N5071V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hop-Flight Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Baltimore, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3937
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FLEN 4.1 HRS ON PLANNED 2.5 HR FLIGHT.ENCOUNTERED 50KT HEADWIND ENROUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Varga 2150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1977 | Varga 2150A | Jessup, Maryland, United States | Hop-Flight Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Aug 1978 | Varga 2150A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Eagles Aero | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Varga 2150 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1978 | Varga 2150A | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | BJB Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1980 | Varga 2150A | Tracy, California, United States | Kingdon Airpar | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1980 | Varga 2150A | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | Dons Flying SE | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |