# N40TS: Townsend-Synder RULTAN VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1996-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Townsend-Synder RULTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-synder-rultan-varieze) (registry code 05609VM)
- Serial number: VE470TS
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: September 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A4AC02
- Owner when cancelled: [Snyder Andrew L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNYDER%20ANDREW%20L)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6746° N, 86.1914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46217, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TS-1996-09-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Townsend-Synder RULTAN VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-synder-rultan-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 CHI92DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX02), Jul 9, 1992: Townsend-Snyder Rultan Varieze (N40TS), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.

## 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 19920709024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024809A), Jul 9, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZE (N40TS), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach. Landed short in tall corn. Left fuel selector on header tank. Ran dry. Failed select mains
- [Incident 19830608032649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608032649I), Jun 8, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N40TS), Mount Comfort, IN, Minor damage. Landed short of the runway. Pilot unfamiliar with use of spoilers on the homebuilt aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N40TS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40TS): Piper PA46R-350T, S/N 4692156, built 2010

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