Varga 2150A accident near Kiln, Mississippi, May 16, 1986
On May 16, 1986 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Varga 2150A, registered N5601G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kiln, Mississippi. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 16, 1986 · about 3:30 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Kiln, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Varga 2150A
- Registration
- N5601G · registry record · serial VAC 286 82
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE 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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 78 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 78 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 190 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,817 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PCU Picayune MS at 3:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; not recorded at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:47 pm from GPT, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5601G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N5601G on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4AD 1,070 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 845 since 1982 · 90 in the last ten years
- Mississippi 2,603 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N5601G 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA86LA160.json.
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