# N8494J: Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 1991-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-ross-b-vari-eze) (registry code 05609HY)
- Serial number: 147
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1981
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: ABA435
- Owners when cancelled: [Murphy Ross B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20ROSS%20B), [Murphy Wilda](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20WILDA)
- Location: [Parker, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Parker)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9114° N, 114.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85344, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8494J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494J-1991-03-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-ross-b-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 LAX89DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ06), Apr 5, 1989: Murphy VARI-EZE (N8494J), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## 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 19890405006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006159A), Apr 5, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE (N8494J), Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed and burned in a car dealer lot. Was making approach to airport in gusty wind conditions.

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