# N16DT: 1980 Turansky-David R.A.F. VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2012-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Turansky-David R.A.F. VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/turansky-david-r-a-f-varieze) (registry code 05609P2)
- 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: 1260
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1980
- Last registry action: February 13, 1982
- Mode S code: A0EFB2
- Location: [Holland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7392° N, 86.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DT-2012-07-09

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 Turansky-David R.A.F. VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/turansky-david-r-a-f-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 CHI81FEM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM33), Aug 8, 1981: Varieze RAF (N16DT), Holland, MI, destroyed, 3 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 19810808048029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808048029A), Aug 8, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N16DT), Holland, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine oil pressure line broke. Engine quit from oil loss. Oil line had been formed by nonstandard flaring tool.

## Other aircraft with N16DT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DT): Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, S/N 1056

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