# N112EZ: 1982 Knight-Wilcox VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2019-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2019
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Knight-Wilcox VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-wilcox-varieze) (registry code 05609Y3)
- Engine: [Continental C85-12](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (registry code 17124)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 2018
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2017
- Last registry action: April 10, 2017
- Mode S code: A0341D
- Owner when cancelled: [Dougherty Joseph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGHERTY%20JOSEPH%20D)
- Location: [Wheaton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheaton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8391° N, 88.1188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60189, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112EZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=112EZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112EZ-2019-12-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Knight-Wilcox VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-wilcox-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 CEN19LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA216), Jul 8, 2019: Rutan Varieze (N112EZ), Kaneville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, and the subsequent total loss of engine power due to…

## 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 20190708009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708009499A), Jul 8, 2019: Knight-Wilcox VARIEZE (N112EZ), Sugar Grove, IL, Destroyed. The aircraft departed waukegan (kugn) airport for Aurora (karr) airport. Karr was reporting IFR conditions due to haze and smoke. The pilot decided to hold…

## Other aircraft with N112EZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112EZ): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 1581F8ZLC25810024M69

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