# N830S: 1984 Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/buschmann-vanzee-vari-ez) (registry code 056097F)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2069
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2017
- Last registry action: June 13, 2017
- Mode S code: AB59EA
- Owner when cancelled: [Beckner Phillip D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKNER%20PHILLIP%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Crofton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Crofton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0097° N, 76.6839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=830S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830S-2020-10-03

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 Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/buschmann-vanzee-vari-ez.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 ERA17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA333), Sep 24, 2017: Buschmann/Vanzee Vari EZ (N830S), Ambler, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel that was not detected during a preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20170924019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019839A), Sep 24, 2017: Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ (N830S), Whitpain Townsh, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway 6 at wings field (lom) and experienced problems while on climb out, with possible loss of engine power. Aircraft crashed into the side…

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