# N106: 1980 Elkins VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 2002-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Elkins VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/elkins-vari-eze) (registry code 0560942)
- 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: 833
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1979
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A01AFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Elkins Don L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELKINS%20DON%20L)
- Location: [Natchitoches, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Natchitoches)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7392° N, 93.0914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71457, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106-2002-12-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Elkins VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/elkins-vari-eze.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ22), Jul 21, 1981: Vari-Eze 01 (N106), Natchitoches, LA, destroyed

## 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 19810721043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043479A), Jul 21, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N106), Natchitoches, LA, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff. This was first flight in this aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N106

- [Cancelled 1930-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106-1930-03-29): Advance WACO 9, S/N UNKNOWN. Owner: [Epps Benjamin T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EPPS%20BENJAMIN%20T), [Athens, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Athens)
- [Cancelled 1929-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106-1929-05-24): Nicholas Beazley STANDARD J, S/N 1. Owner: [Rupert Aerial Services Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUPERT%20AERIAL%20SERVICES%20CO)

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