# N18VL: 1978 Larson VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2012-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Larson VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-varieze) (registry code 05609F4)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 197
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 1979
- Last registry action: April 2, 1992
- Mode S code: A14039
- Location: [Coronado, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coronado)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6571° N, 117.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coronado, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18VL-2012-07-30

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 Larson VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-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 CHI92DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ05), Jul 1, 1992: Virgil Larson Varieze,LONG EZ (N18VL), Chanute, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DELAMINATION AND INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PROPELLER BLADE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

## 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 19920701023109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701023109A), Jul 1, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N18VL), Chanute, KS, Substantial damage. Severe vibration near destination. Elected land in pasture. Hit pipe and fence. Appears lost tip of wood prop blade

## Other aircraft with N18VL

- [Cancelled 2024-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18VL-2024-10-30): Gulfstream Aerospace GVI (G650ER), S/N 6253, built 2017. Exported to Cayman Islands. Owner: [Lincoln Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINCOLN%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC), [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)

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