# Hancock Seth E RUTAN VARIEZE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05609DQ
- Manufacturer (registry): HANCOCK SETH E
- Model: RUTAN VARIEZE
- 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: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hancock-seth-e-rutan-varieze

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 (1)

- [N80SH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80SH): [Valencic Adam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALENCIC%20ADAM), [Apopka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Apopka), built 1981, S/N 399

## 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 ATL99LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA096), May 21, 1999: Rutan VERI-EZE (N80SH), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove covers from the fuel tank vent which resulted in fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040514009889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040514009889I), May 14, 2004: Amtr VARIEZE (N80SH), Defuniak Sprin, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Bounced slightly on landing. Main gear separated. Aircraft skidded to stop.
- [Accident 19990520026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520026209A), May 20, 1999: Amtr VARIEZE (N80SH), Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot reported that he had forgotten to remove the fuel vent cover during his preflight inspection. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power and…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Heitkotter RUTAN VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/heitkotter-rutan-vari-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560964
- [Morgan Donald G RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-donald-g-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056097B
- [Bassen/Acheson RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bassen-acheson-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056099M
- [Franseen Steve A RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/franseen-steve-a-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056099V
- [Nussbaum T J/Nussbaum J E RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/nussbaum-t-j-nussbaum-j-e-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609DM
- [Hertzler F Gary RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hertzler-f-gary-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609DV
- [Wimberly Fred N RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wimberly-fred-n-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609FF
- [Ray-Charles RUTAN VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-charles-rutan-vari-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609M8
- [Grove Robert P RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/grove-robert-p-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609TY
- [Johnson Glenn I RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-glenn-i-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609VR
- [Rausch Leon L RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rausch-leon-l-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609WJ
- [Fairchild Jack E RUTAN VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-jack-e-rutan-varieze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624A9

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