# N944X: 1982 Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE, registration cancelled 2019-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/shanks-v-roger-vari-eze) (registry code 05609UQ)
- 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: 893
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARCARIAN%20TECHNOLOGIES%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Clarita, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Clarita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5765° N, 118.4928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91390, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=944X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944X-2019-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/shanks-v-roger-vari-eze.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2018FA0000154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2018FA0000154), Apr 30, 2018: BRAKE. MALFUNCTIONED. APPROACH 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 AN

## 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 WPR18LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA089), Feb 11, 2018: Shanks V Roger Vari EZE (N944X), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An 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.

## 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 20180211014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180211014499A), Feb 11, 2018: Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE (N944X), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. On February 11, 2018, at 1258 pacific standard time, an experimental amateur- built roger v Shanks (rutan aircraft factory) varieze, N944X, struck a hangar…

## Other aircraft with N944X

- [Cancelled 1991-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944X-1991-03-27): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 458. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Allen Farms Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20FARMS%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Navasota, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Navasota)

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