# N4229G: 1982 Bassett-Sims VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bassett-Sims VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bassett-sims-varieze) (registry code 05609KL)
- 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: 425
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1981
- Last registry action: July 10, 1987
- Mode S code: A506A7
- Owners when cancelled: [Sims Ronald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMS%20RONALD%20M), [Bassett Wilmer T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASSETT%20WILMER%20T)
- Location: [Bagdad, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bagdad)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5536° N, 113.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86321, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4229G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4229G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4229G-2013-06-07

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 Bassett-Sims VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/bassett-sims-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 MKC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA234), Jul 27, 1984: Sims - Basset Varieze (N4229G), Clarinda, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840727035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727035539A), Jul 27, 1984: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4229G), Clarinda, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine developed partial power on takeoff. Crashed in field. Low engine compression, rings and exhaust valve leaks.

## Other aircraft with N4229G

- [Cancelled 2021-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4229G-2021-02-20): Rocky Mountain Wings RIDGE RUNNER II, S/N 008405891. Assigned, pending cancellation

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