# N111DR: Riley-Donald VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1997-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Riley-Donald VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-donald-varieze) (registry code 05609V2)
- Serial number: 1481
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1979
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: A03045
- Owner when cancelled: [Riley Donald K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RILEY%20DONALD%20K)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3746° N, 80.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DR-1997-01-22

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 Riley-Donald VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-donald-varieze.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 FTW94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA202), Jun 19, 1994: Riley, Donald Rutan Varieze (N111DR), Fort Lupton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP BY FOREIGN MATERIAL WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE ENGINE DURING MAINTENANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19940619015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619015389A), Jun 19, 1994: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111DR), Ft Lupton, CO, Destroyed. Lost power en route. Struck wires landing. Paper towel plugged sump in oil pan. Left there on cylinder maintenance.

## Other aircraft with N111DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111DR): Bell UH-1H, S/N 64-13699, built 1996
- [Cancelled 1973-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DR-1973-07-17): Grumman G-159, S/N 66, built 1961. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Williams J W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20J%20W), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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