# N2UM: Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 1991-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/uhley-mason-r-a-f-vari-eze) (registry code 05609G1)
- Serial number: 705
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1986
- Last registry action: May 31, 1989
- Mode S code: A18F1F
- Owners when cancelled: [Mason Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASON%20PAUL%20A), [Slattery Eugene M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLATTERY%20EUGENE%20M)
- Location: [Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6852° N, 80.0376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33480, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2UM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2UM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2UM-1991-10-25

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 Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/uhley-mason-r-a-f-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 MIA89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA177), Jun 18, 1989: Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE (N2UM), Lantana, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS INADVERTENT TURNING OFF OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SWITCHES RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 19890618015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618015879A), Jun 18, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE (N2UM), Lantana, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on downwind after takeoff. Pilot may have bumped unguarded magneto switchs to off. Failed to reset.

## Other aircraft with N2UM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2UM): Cessna 310B, S/N 35649, built 1958

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