# N104P: 1978 Holmes-Hartman-Rickon-Owens VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 2002-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Holmes-Hartman-Rickon-Owens VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-hartman-rickon-owens-vari-eze) (registry code 0560948)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1980
- Last registry action: April 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A014D5
- Owners when cancelled: [Holmes George T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20GEORGE%20T), [Hartman Wilford H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTMAN%20WILFORD%20H), [Ramseur Walter F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMSEUR%20WALTER%20F)
- Location: [Belmont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Belmont)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5134° N, 122.2968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104P-2002-11-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Holmes-Hartman-Rickon-Owens VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-hartman-rickon-owens-vari-eze.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19820728036619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728036619A), Jul 28, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N104P), Bountiful, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees in a canyon in marginal VMC. Pilot had advanced coronary disease and died prior to impact.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 1 and the registry's model code.

- [N9027L, cancelled 2011-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9027L-2011-05-18): Holmes-Hartman-Rickon-Owens VARI-EZE, S/N 1. Assigned, pending cancellation

## Other aircraft with N104P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104P): Cessna 182P, S/N 182-63801, built 1975

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