# N13WM: 1980 Gardner Wesley C VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gardner Wesley C VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-varieze) (registry code 05609FV)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 218
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2000
- Last registry action: March 11, 2003
- Mode S code: A07AD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Cannon John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNON%20JOHN%20B)
- Location: [Mc Kinney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mc%20Kinney)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1547° N, 96.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75070, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WM-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Gardner Wesley C VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-varieze.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN00FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA007), Oct 18, 1999: Gardner Varieze (N13WM), Quemado, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area on which to make a precautionary landing, and his excessive airspeed during landing touchdown. Factors were the ingestion of the foam air filter…
- [NTSB FTW95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA161), Apr 8, 1995: Gardner Varieze (N13WM), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE JAMMED THROTTLE. FACTORS WERE THE KNOB BECOMING LOOSE AND SEPARATING FROM THE THROTTLE LEVER, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19991018038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018038239A), Oct 18, 1999: Amtr VARIEZE (N13WM), Quemado, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4) While visiting a repair facility in California to have minor repair work performed on the aircraft, the pilot was visited at his request by a man who sold…
- [Accident 19950408007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007379A), Apr 8, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZE (N13WM), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. ATC advised slow for traffic did so but throttle jammed on restoring power. Crash landed short. Control misaligned.

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