# Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056097F
- Manufacturer (registry): BUSCHMANN/VANZEE
- Model: VARI-EZ
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/buschmann-vanzee-vari-ez

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ERA17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA333), Sep 24, 2017: Buschmann/Vanzee Vari EZ (N830S), Ambler, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel that was not detected during a preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20170924019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019839A), Sep 24, 2017: Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ (N830S), Whitpain Townsh, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway 6 at wings field (lom) and experienced problems while on climb out, with possible loss of engine power. Aircraft crashed into the side…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Weston Philip J VARI EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/weston-philip-j-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056057W
- [Toelaer John VARI EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/toelaer-john-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609H6
- [Lane Walter M VARI-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/lane-walter-m-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612OP
- [Underland Brian VARI-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/underland-brian-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613S9
- [Hanson David VARI EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-david-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618SO
- [Wilson Rickey VARI-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-rickey-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05626W3
- [Odonnell Greg N VARI EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/odonnell-greg-n-vari-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05690Q6
- [Ulrich Henry C VARIEZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/ulrich-henry-c-variez): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056094Q
- [Schuning Richard E VARI E Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/schuning-richard-e-vari-e-z): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05620TD
- [Jordan Dornan VARIEZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-dornan-variez): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05633XS

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