# N4985Z: Mckinney-Bruce VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1992-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mckinney-Bruce VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinney-bruce-varieze) (registry code 05609V7)
- Serial number: 427
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1986
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A630EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gernert Frank E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERNERT%20FRANK%20E)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0352° N, 115.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4985Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985Z-1992-12-15

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 Mckinney-Bruce VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinney-bruce-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 DEN90DTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE02), Nov 24, 1989: Bruce Mckinney VARI-EZE (N4985Z), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 19891124046579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891124046579A), Nov 24, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4985Z), Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Declared emergency on climbout. Seen to dive out of steep turn. No fuel on board. Was fueled nose down. Not full.
- [Incident 19850728040649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728040649I), Jul 28, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4985Z), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Improper gear extension procedure and nose gear collapsed on landing. Owner did not adequately brief PIC.

## Other aircraft with N4985Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985Z): Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, S/N 491165, built 1964
- [Cancelled 1962-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985Z-1962-09-14): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7764. Exported to Cyprus. Owner: [Memphis Aero Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20AERO%20CORP), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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