# N226RB: 1983 Beard Robert W VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beard Robert W VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/beard-robert-w-varieze) (registry code 05609NJ)
- 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: 2120
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1981
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A1F8C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Beard Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARD%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Placerville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7334° N, 120.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95667, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N226RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=226RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RB-2013-05-30

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 Beard Robert W VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/beard-robert-w-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 LAX89DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM03), Dec 13, 1988: Beard Varieze (N226RB), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage, 1 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 19881213054099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881213054099A), Dec 13, 1988: Amtrru VARIEZE (N226RB), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Landed short and overturned in a muddy pond. Trapped, possibly drowned. Carb had incorrect heat control.

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