# N87VE: Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/langley-james-h-langley-vari-eze) (registry code 05690F1)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1989
- Last registry action: October 3, 1992
- Mode S code: ABF5DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Undis Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDIS%20MIKE)
- Location: [Superior, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Superior)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5909° N, 92.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54880, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87VE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87VE-2013-07-08

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 Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/langley-james-h-langley-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 CHI91DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER03), Apr 19, 1991: Varieze 001 (N87VE), Superior, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE 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 19910418011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418011469A), Apr 18, 1991: Amtrru VARIEZE (N87VE), Superior, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted ground short of airport at dark night. No fuel in carburator or fuel lines. No other details.

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