# N1182Z: Macdowell Lloyd J JR VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1983-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Macdowell Lloyd J JR VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/macdowell-lloyd-j-jr-varieze) (registry code 05609NW)
- Serial number: 1331
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1982
- Last registry action: April 9, 1983
- Mode S code: A04CA1
- Owners when cancelled: [Macdowell Lloyd J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACDOWELL%20LLOYD%20J%20JR), [Air US](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20US), [Denton Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20ANDREW), [Mccue Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCUE%20DON), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0306° N, 118.3996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90034, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1182Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1182Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182Z-1983-04-09

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 Macdowell Lloyd J JR VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/macdowell-lloyd-j-jr-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 LAX83FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA048), Dec 5, 1982: Varieze Ruatan (N1182Z), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19821205062189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821205062189A), Dec 5, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N1182Z), Riverside, CA, Destroyed. Stalled, entered steep descent after power loss. Fuel in gascolator bowl contaminated with fiberglass shavings.

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