# N9783A: 1978 Wharton-Lonhart VARIEZE, registration cancelled 2020-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wharton-Lonhart VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wharton-lonhart-varieze) (registry code 05609N5)
- 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: 1523
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2016
- Last registry action: July 5, 2019
- Mode S code: ADA41F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Joshua C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOSHUA%20C)
- Location: [California City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/California%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1090° N, 117.9565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93505, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9783A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9783A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9783A-2020-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Wharton-Lonhart VARIEZE: https://openairdocs.org/model/wharton-lonhart-varieze.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780623036319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623036319I), Jun 23, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N9783A), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Nose landing gear retracted during landing. Nose gear had not locked down properly.

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