N8422J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A cancelled April 2, 2007
- Serial number
- VAC-167-80
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 2004
- Last FAA action
- February 20, 2007
- Last owner
- Winterset Aviation Services INC (Individual)
Winterset, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8422J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Varga 2150A · serial VAC-167-80
The inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor, fuel starvation, visual/aural detection precluded by the certified flight instructor's seat position, and the inadequate crew coordination of both pilots during the instructional flight. A contributing factor was the low altitude at the time of engine power loss.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Varga KACHINA 2150A · serial VAC-167-80
THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE, SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site