# N144BE: Link Richard N VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1997-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Link Richard N VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/link-richard-n-varieze) (registry code 05690R7)
- Serial number: 46
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1988
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A0B1AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Link Richard N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINK%20RICHARD%20N)
- Location: [Los Gatos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Gatos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2216° N, 121.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144BE-1997-12-06

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 Link Richard N VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/link-richard-n-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 LAX90DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM02), Mar 6, 1990: Link VARI-EZE (N144BE), Hollister, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE SUNGLARE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19900305003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305003499A), Mar 5, 1990: Amtrru VARIEZE (N144BE), Hollister, CA, Destroyed. On short final for the runway, struck a fence.

## Other aircraft with N144BE

- [Cancelled 2019-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144BE-2019-03-23): Birds Eye Productions X8HL, S/N SYN8124. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Birds Eye Productions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRDS%20EYE%20PRODUCTIONS%20LLC), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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