Aircraft Description
N8293J is a Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Wright David W in Arlington, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 4, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on April 22, 2023. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. The aircraft is configured with 2 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB5514 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8293J was last tracked by AviatorDB near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM) on February 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8293J was last updated on April 22, 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 N8293J. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC