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N944X1982 Shanks V Roger VARI-EZE

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 11, 2019.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Santa Clarita, CA
owner city / state
Engine
0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2018
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Marcarian Technologies INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Santa Clarita, CA
Certificate issued
Feb 14, 2013
Canceled
Jul 11, 2019
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Oct 22, 1982

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
Shanks V Roger
Model
VARI-EZE
Year
1982
Serial number
893
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
AD1E11

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor 0-200 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
100 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. 2013 – 2019Marcarian Technologies INCSanta Clarita, CA
  2. 1968 – 1991Allen Farms Spraying Service INCNavasota, TX · different airframe: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164a S/N 458

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

Feb 11, 2018 · Santa Monica, CA

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.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR18LA089

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR18LA089)

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.

  • Landing gear · brake · malfunctionedApr 30, 2018

    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 AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. RELEASED THE BRAKE AND COUNTERED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, AND THEN APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AGAIN, BUT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-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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