# N26JW: 1978 Wright VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2005-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Wright VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-varieze) (registry code 05609F7)
- 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: 453
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1988
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1998
- Last registry action: July 1, 2004
- Mode S code: A27D81
- Owner when cancelled: [Holt Christopher W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLT%20CHRISTOPHER%20W)
- Location: [Leesville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Leesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0774° N, 93.2204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71459, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26JW-2005-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Wright VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-varieze.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780725039479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725039479I), Jul 25, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N26JW), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear damaged on takeoff when pilot was distracted by an open canopy. Nose strut collapsed on landing.

## Other aircraft with N26JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26JW): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 121075, built 2021
- [Cancelled 2013-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26JW-2013-04-16): Cessna 208, S/N 20800337, built 2001. Exported to Sri Lanka. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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