# N66WR: 1982 Wells-Rock VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wells-Rock VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-rock-varieze) (registry code 05609L3)
- 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: 328
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1986
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1979
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A8B3E4
- Owners when cancelled: [Wells Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20HAROLD), [Rock Floyd G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCK%20FLOYD%20G)
- Location: [Martin, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Martin)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5393° N, 85.6294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49070, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66WR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66WR-2013-07-23

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 Wells-Rock VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-rock-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 MKC89DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCG02), Jan 5, 1989: Wells Varieze (N66WR), Macon, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE OBSTACLES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, RAIN, PILOT DELAYING…

## 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 19890105011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105011949A), Jan 5, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE (N66WR), Macon, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates aircraft was flown into trees at cruise speed while pilot was engaged in trying to stay celar of clouds.

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