# N78EV: Falkenthal Robert J VARIEZE, registration cancelled 1985-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Falkenthal Robert J VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/falkenthal-robert-j-varieze) (registry code 05609AC)
- Serial number: RAF-1803
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1982
- Mode S code: AA8EA5
- Owner when cancelled: [Falkenthal Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALKENTHAL%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Rialto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rialto)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EV-1985-07-30

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 Falkenthal Robert J VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/falkenthal-robert-j-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 LAX83FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM03), Sep 2, 1982: Falkenthal Varieze (N78EV), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19821101058759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101058759A), Nov 1, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N78EV), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to secre bolt attaching elevator push pull rod to bellcrank. Came off on final. Nose dived into pond.
- [Incident 19820717039089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717039089I), Jul 17, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N78EV), Rialto, CA. Engine quit on final, landed in street. Fuel selector valve defective, allowing fuel in header to siphon to mains.

## Other aircraft with N78EV

- [Cancelled 2011-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EV-2011-03-16): Evolution Trikes REVO, S/N 000561. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Evolution Trikes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVOLUTION%20TRIKES), [Zephyrhills, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Zephyrhills)

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