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N944X

Cancelled 2019
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Deregistered aircraft · 1982 Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE · Continental 0-200 series

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Cancelled
July 11, 2019
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
893
Year built
1982
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date
October 22, 1982
Certificate issued
February 14, 2013
Last registry action
September 14, 2015
Mode S code
AD1E11
Owner when cancelled
Marcarian Technologies Inc
Location
Santa Clarita, CA
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelShanks V Roger VARI-EZEADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesTCDS E-252 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N944X and the event date: after March 27, 1991, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB WPR18LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Monica, CAAn undetected fluid leak in the right brake line, which resulted in a reduction of braking effectiveness at the right wheel and a loss of directional control during the landing roll.Feb 11, 2018 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N944X and the event date: after March 27, 1991, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20180211014499ALanding: Rollout · Santa Monica, CAOn February 11, 2018, at 1258 pacific standard time, an experimental amateur- built roger v Shanks (rutan aircraft factory) varieze, N944X, struck a hangar during its landing rollout at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California. The private…Feb 11, 2018 · Substantial damage

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2018FA0000154Brake · malfunctionedAPPROACH TO RUNWAY WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND LANDED ABOUT 200FT BEYOND THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. AS SOON AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. RELEASED THE BRAKE AND COUNTERED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, ANDApr 30, 2018 · N944X · Landing Gear Brake System

Other aircraft with N944X · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N944X now.

1991Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · S/N 458Cancelled Mar 27, 1991 · Triennial form not returned · Allen Farms Spraying Service Inc, Navasota, TX