# N5WZ: 1978 Wieland VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 2011-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wieland VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wieland-vari-eze) (registry code 05609H1)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 530
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2003
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A6374A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hall James N Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20JAMES%20N%20JR)
- Location: [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0609° N, 122.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98387, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5WZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5WZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5WZ-2011-06-18

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 Wieland VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/wieland-vari-eze.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20090930018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090930018639I), Sep 30, 2009: Wielan VARIEZE (N5WZ), Arlington, WA, Destroyed. On September 30, 2009 about 1740 PDT at Arlington airport, WA, the pilot and owner of an wieland vari-eze aircraft N5WZ, sn 530 removed the aircraft from a…
- [Incident 19780620046839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046839I), Jun 20, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N5WZ), Redwood Falls, MN, Minor damage. During takeoff roll, the nose wheel casting failed and broke off the nose wheel strut.

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