# N48EZ: Richards VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1990-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Richards VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-varieze) (registry code 0560970)
- Serial number: 297
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A5E6BC
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48EZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48EZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48EZ-1990-07-23

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 Richards VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-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 CHI81FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK15), Apr 24, 1981: Richards Variez (N48EZ), Wapakoneta, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19810424018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424018849A), Apr 24, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N48EZ), Wapakoneta, OH, Destroyed. Ice on airframe. Engine quit due to carb ice. Crash-landed in farm field. Operated IFR into known service icing.

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