# N728RJ: Mcclead Charles A VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1998-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcclead Charles A VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclead-charles-a-varieze) (registry code 05690G7)
- Serial number: 2199
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1997
- Last registry action: January 10, 1998
- Mode S code: A9C2C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Grady Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRADY%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Watertown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Watertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6241° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06795, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=728RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728RJ-1998-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Mcclead Charles A VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclead-charles-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 IAD98LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA050), Apr 29, 1998: McClead Varieze (N728RJ), Middlebury, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight when he did not secure the right wing fuel tank cap which led 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 19980429008209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980429008209A), Apr 29, 1998: Amtr VARIEZE (N728RJ), Waterbury, CT, Destroyed. Lost power at 8000 ft over 22B. Unable to locate it. Tried for N41. Unable landed in trees. Fuel tanks empty. (.4) the pilot altered his preflight inspection,…

## Other aircraft with N728RJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728RJ): Daniel Anthony Proctor M24 ORION PLUS, S/N 24223826, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2010-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728RJ-2010-10-27): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281396, built 2004. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Rysaw Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYSAW%20AIR%20LLC), [Roseville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Roseville)

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