Varga 2050A N5077V

Summary

On 7 June 1986 at about 18:10 local time, a Varga 2050A registered N5077V was involved in an accident near Bear Trap, Idaho, 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.

Date

7 June 1986 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bear Trap, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Bear Trap Airstrip (IUO)

Coordinates

42.3902, -113.7800

Aircraft

Varga 2050A

Registration

N5077V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Idaho Falls → Twin Falls

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86LA140

2 people had minor injuries.

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

DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO ENTER INTO A STALL WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL. ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE STUDENT'S MISTAKES HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO GO TOO FAR WITH THE TASK BEFORE MAKING THE CORRECTION. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT AND LEVEL THE WINGS BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM STRIKING THE GROUND HARD DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE IN WHICH THE STALL OCCURRED. AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IT THEN NOSED OVER INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.