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N3LV1983 Atkinson Vance VARIEZE

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 6, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 1996)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Phoenix, AZ
owner city / state
Engine
0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 1995
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1996
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
Sep 20, 1995
Canceled
Jun 6, 2013
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Jun 7, 1983

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Atkinson Vance
Model
VARIEZE
Year
1983
Serial number
1
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A31BAE

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-235 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
115 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1995 – 2013Individual ownerPhoenix, AZ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 17, 1996 · Glendale, AZ

The fracture and separation of the mixture control cable housing from the carburetor mounting bracket, which resulted in fuel starvation due to an overlean condition, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while stretching the glide to the field which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and a hard landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
LAX96LA311

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX96LA311)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine controls · control cable · failedSep 1, 1996

    MIXTURE CABLE HOUSING FAILED AT BRACKET ASSY WHERE CABLE IS SECURED TO THE CARBURETOR. CABLE COULD PULL LEVER TO 'LEAN', BUT COULD NOT PUSH TO 'RICH'. CABLE ALSO APPEARED TO BE TOO SHORT AS IT ENTERED THE BRACKET AT AN ACUTE ANGLE. THIS PREVENTED THE RETURN SPRING FROM OVERRIDING THE FRICTION OF…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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