# N418EZ: Swant Lloyd VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Swant Lloyd VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/swant-lloyd-varieze) (registry code 05609GE)
- Serial number: 1418
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1980
- Last registry action: January 4, 1986
- Mode S code: A4F254
- Owner when cancelled: [Swant Harold Lloyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWANT%20HAROLD%20LLOYD)
- Location: [Manchester, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Manchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5092° N, 86.0793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37355, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418EZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=418EZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418EZ-1997-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Swant Lloyd VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/swant-lloyd-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 ATL95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA084), Apr 16, 1995: Swant Varieze (N418EZ), Tullahoma, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A TAKEOFF WITH AN UNSECURED CANOPY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB.

## 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 19950416008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008009A), Apr 16, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZE (N418EZ), Tullahoma, TN, Destroyed. Failed to secure. Canopy opened on liftoff. Pitched up. Pulled canopy down. Lost control. Hit ground. Flipped over.

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