Aircraft Description
N8274J is a 1979 Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hunt Tyson B in Saratoga Springs, NY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 13, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on August 31, 2020. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N8274J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB4DC9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8274J was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.1283, -117.2800 on March 8, 2025. The FAA registry record for N8274J was last updated on March 10, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Varga 2150A Kachina was a two-seat tandem sport and training aircraft that bridged post-World War II aviation dreams with practical civilian flying. First flown in its original Morrisey 2150 configuration in 1958, it featured a low-wing cantilever monoplane design with tandem seating for two and a 150-horsepower Lycoming O-320 engine. With a 30-foot wingspan and cruise speed of 130 miles per hour, the aircraft was manufactured across three companies, with Varga Aircraft Corporation producing over 100 examples from 1974 to 1982 in Chandler, Arizona. AviatorDB tracks 85 Varga Aircraft Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is MOR2.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8274J. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC