# N888RD: 1980 Thompson-Beavers RUTAN VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thompson-Beavers RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-beavers-rutan-varieze) (registry code 05609Y4)
- 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: 1740
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1982
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1981
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AC3D08
- Owner when cancelled: [Beavers Dennis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAVERS%20DENNIS%20L)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6823° N, 88.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36604, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888RD-2013-05-15

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 Thompson-Beavers RUTAN VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-beavers-rutan-varieze.md

## Other aircraft with N888RD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888RD): Kilgore Scott A RV-14A, S/N 140490, built 2023

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