# N111EZ: Swander VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1991-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swander VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/swander-varieze) (registry code 05609D3)
- Serial number: RJS1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1978
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A03066
- Owner when cancelled: [Thundertail Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERTAIL%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0989° N, 85.1570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37416, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111EZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111EZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111EZ-1991-03-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Swander VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/swander-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 ATL81FKW05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW05), Nov 13, 1980: Varieze 1 (N111EZ), Signal Mt, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19801113063809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113063809A), Nov 13, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Signal Mountain, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed area at dusk, struck trees.
- [Incident 19780715044099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715044099I), Jul 15, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. After test flight, pilot made fixed trim adjustment. Unable to get airborn on next try. Overran the runway.
- [Incident 19780515033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033789I), May 15, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Winfield, KS, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

## Other aircraft with N111EZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111EZ): Cessna 185C, S/N 1850753, built 1964

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