# N36RJ: Johnston Ray VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1989-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Johnston Ray VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-ray-varieze) (registry code 05609BG)
- Serial number: 130
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A40B73
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36RJ-1989-03-06

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 Johnston Ray VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-ray-varieze.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX86LUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUQ02), Feb 10, 1986: Rutan Varieze (N36RJ), Los Almos, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX83LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA286), Jun 5, 1983: Johnson VARI-EZE (N36RJ), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860209017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860209017759A), Feb 9, 1986: Amtrru VARIEZE (N36RJ), Los Alamos, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit at cruise. Landed on a road and struck a fence. Fuel exhaustion suspected.
- [Accident 19830605022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022679A), Jun 5, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N36RJ), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landing gear hit dike and collapsed gear during pilot's attempt to make short field landing.

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