- Registered owner
- Swain Kenneth C
- Location
- Harvard, IL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 229
- Year built
- 1978
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- April 15, 1980
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 1977
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A4AA46
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-235 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 21
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1969 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Engine · Lycoming 0-235 series
AD 2026-17-10Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionAD 2026-04-11Engine (Reciprocating)AD 2022-16-03Engine (RECIPROCATING)Information bulletins that may apply · 5
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20240719021559ILanding: Rollout · Oshkosh, WIOn July 19, 2024 at 1115 CST, a Varieze [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 27 at Oshkosh, WI and collasped the nose landing gear. The aircraft skidded down the runway on the nose section of the aircraft. No injuries were reported and the aircraft…Accident 19830802037899AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Oshkosh, WIEngine quit after cycling throttle several times. Flipped over in field. Found elastic substance in float chamber.Incident 19780528040689IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Sacramento, CAAfter working on home-built, pilot took off without connecting aileron controls.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N4ZZGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Swain VARIEZE aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 45
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming 0-235 series
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE00825WIInstallation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines.STC SE2932SWInstall carburetor air temperature indicator. Approved for Aircooled Motors (Franklin Engine Co.) equipped with float carburetors. Model eligibility included here may not be inclusive.