# N686EE: Varga 2180, registration cancelled 1991-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Varga 2180](https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2180) (registry code 9350104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: VAC17181
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A919EA
- Owners when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [National Headquarters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20HEADQUARTERS)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686EE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=686EE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686EE-1991-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Varga 2180: https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2180.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 CHI91LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA279), Sep 1, 1991: Varga 2180 (N686EE), Decatur, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION AND AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE DATA NOT UNDERSTOOD BY THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF…

## 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 19910901037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037399A), Sep 1, 1991: Varga 2180VARGA (N686EE), Decatur, IL, Destroyed. Took off glider in tow unable to climb. Glider released. Tow plane stalled. Over grossed hot day crosswind factors.
- [Incident 19820123040329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123040329I), Jan 23, 1982: Varga 2180VARGA (N686EE), Page, AZ, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Wing tip struck a mileage sign while landing on a highway.

## Other aircraft with N686EE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686EE): Erickson Robert C ONEX, S/N ONX0129, built 2018

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