# N29Z: Hess Richard W RUTAN VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 1991-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hess Richard W RUTAN VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-richard-w-rutan-vari-eze) (registry code 05609JQ)
- Serial number: 1241
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1988
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A2F560
- Owner when cancelled: [Terry Daniel H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERRY%20DANIEL%20H)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5366° N, 122.3925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98136, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29Z-1991-03-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Hess Richard W RUTAN VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-richard-w-rutan-vari-eze.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 SEA87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA090), May 8, 1987: Rutan VARI-EZE (N29Z), Renton, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19870507012439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507012439A), May 7, 1987: Amtrru VARIEZE (N29Z), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Brakes set. Hand propped aircraft. Plane started a fast taxi. Pilot was dragged with aircraft. Hit a parked aircraft

## Other aircraft with N29Z

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29Z-2015-05-15): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-8154008, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vortech Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VORTECH%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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