Varga Aircraft 2150A N5601G accident near Green Lake, Wisconsin, July 27, 2023

Varga Aircraft 2150A, registration N5601G, was involved in an accident near Green Lake, Wisconsin on July 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case CEN23LA329 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 154 minutes of the flight after departing the Waukegan Rgnl area (KUGN), reaching a maximum of 4,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:33 UTC, at 800 ft and 71 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 32 km from Oshkosh/Wittman Rgnl (KOSH).

The nearest weather report, from KOSH (32 km away), showed wind variable° at 6 knots gusting 16, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
July 27, 2023
Location
Green Lake, Wisconsin
Aircraft
Varga Aircraft 2150A
Registration
N5601G
Injuries
Minor (2 on board)
NTSB case
CEN23LA329 (Completed)
Departure area
Waukegan Rgnl (KUGN)
Nearest airport
Oshkosh/Wittman Rgnl (KOSH)
Recorded flight
154 min, max 4,200 ft
Last recorded position
17:33 UTC, 800 ft, 71 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

Related accidents

Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA329; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.