# N12VV: Wilkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Wilkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkins-wayne-vari-viggen) (registry code 05609M9)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1984
- Last registry action: August 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A05348
- Location: [Rahway, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Rahway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6072° N, 74.2805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07065, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12VV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12VV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VV-2012-06-04

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 Wilkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN: https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkins-wayne-vari-viggen.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 NYC92DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DGM01), Nov 13, 1991: Willkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN (N12VV), Erie, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

## 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 19911113051119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911113051119A), Nov 13, 1991: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN (N12VV), Erie, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control turning final oscillated stalled recovered low then secondary stall to impact. No check out in type.

## Other aircraft with N12VV

- [Cancelled 2023-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VV-2023-09-20): James C Geyman RV-9A, S/N 93267, built 2022. Owner: [Geyman James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEYMAN%20JAMES%20C), [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)

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