# N6553C: Bailey Michael A VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bailey Michael A VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-michael-a-varieze) (registry code 056902U)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2008
- Last registry action: January 10, 2008
- Mode S code: A8A211
- Owner when cancelled: [Westendorf Michael Wade](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTENDORF%20MICHAEL%20WADE)
- Location: [Olathe, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Olathe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8938° N, 94.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66061, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6553C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6553C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6553C-2015-05-05

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 Bailey Michael A VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-michael-a-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 DFW08LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA135), May 10, 2008: Bailey Varieze (N6553C), Phillipsburg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain aircraft control during an emergency landing. Contributing factors were the reported smoke and prevailing gusty wind conditions.

## Other aircraft with N6553C

- [Cancelled 1989-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6553C-1989-01-05): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 287890382. Triennial form not returned

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