Varga 2150A N8260J
29 December 1980 · Simi Valley, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1980 at about 20:30 local time, a Varga 2150A registered N8260J, operated by Piper Air Cent, was involved in an accident during in flight near Simi Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Simi Valley, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varga 2150A
- Registration
- N8260J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Piper Air Cent
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Oakland, Ca → Long Beach, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3640
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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.
Other Varga 2150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Varga 2150A | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | Don's Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Varga 2150A | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1980 | Varga 2150A | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1981 | Varga 2150A | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | HOP Flight Inc | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |