# N50894: 1978 Kjonaas VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kjonaas VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/kjonaas-varieze) (registry code 05609F8)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1160
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2008
- Last registry action: October 9, 2008
- Mode S code: A65B58
- Owner when cancelled: [Blanchette Charles T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANCHETTE%20CHARLES%20T)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5088° N, 112.1231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50894
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50894
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50894-2013-04-18

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 Kjonaas VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/kjonaas-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 WPR10LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA166), Mar 17, 2010: Kjonaas Varieze (N50894), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20100317029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317029999A), Mar 17, 2010: Kjonaas VARIEZE (N50894), Laveen, AZ, Destroyed. Investigation of the accident on scene found no measurable amounts of fuel in the fuel tanks. No signs of fuel spillage or ground contamination was evident.…

## Other aircraft with N50894

- [Cancelled 1971-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50894-1971-06-02): Laister-Kauffman LK-10A, S/N 39. Owner: [Houston R Mccoy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20R%20MCCOY), [Del Rio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Del%20Rio)

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