# N78PD: Hess-Fleming VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 1982-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hess-Fleming VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-fleming-vari-eze) (registry code 05609S9)
- Serial number: 1610
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1978
- Mode S code: AA8F76
- Owner when cancelled: [Hess Darrell E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20DARRELL%20E)
- Location: [Lake Wales, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Wales)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78PD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78PD-1982-08-30

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 Hess-Fleming VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-fleming-vari-eze.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 MIA79FLD99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD99), Sep 25, 1979: Varieze Rutan (N78PD), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed

## 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 19790925030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925030199A), Sep 25, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE (N78PD), Lake Wales, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft canopy opened on takeoff. Pilot lost control on landing.

## Other aircraft with N78PD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78PD): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 919-2003, built 2003

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