# N4156W: 1998 Wiltse Bruce BMW VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2026-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wiltse Bruce BMW VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wiltse-bruce-bmw-varieze) (registry code 05605UR)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 20, 1998
- Last registry action: September 9, 2023
- Mode S code: A4E9F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiltse Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILTSE%20BRUCE)
- Location: [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4213° N, 122.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95688, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4156W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4156W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156W-2026-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Wiltse Bruce BMW VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/wiltse-bruce-bmw-varieze.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20001013038529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013038529I), Oct 13, 2000: Amtr VARIEZE (N4156W), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) While on approach for landing the pilot was instructed to go around by the tower. Pilot executed go around, raised the nose gear, and returned for…

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