# N37LL: 1980 Lovelace Vernon James VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lovelace Vernon James VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lovelace-vernon-james-varieze) (registry code 05609DE)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1237
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1980
- Last registry action: April 4, 1983
- Mode S code: A43277
- Owner when cancelled: [Lovelace Vernon James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVELACE%20VERNON%20JAMES)
- Location: [Elgin, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elgin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0321° N, 88.2397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60120, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37LL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37LL-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Lovelace Vernon James VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/lovelace-vernon-james-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 SEA81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA029), Apr 18, 1981: Varieze Rutan (N37LL), Elma, WA, destroyed

## 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 19810418017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017669A), Apr 18, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N37LL), Elma, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed short of runway during landing.

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