Single-engine piston

N39L

1990 Homebuilt Rutan Varieze

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
988
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cincinnati, OH
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Registration record

N39L on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt Rutan Varieze
Serial
988
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cincinnati, OH
Certificate issued
2018-02-15
Airworthiness date
1991-09-23
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4816A
Mode S (octal)
51100552
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N39L to the current registrant.
  • 1991-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
  • 1981-05-06
    N39L previously assigned to a Cessna 340 (s/n 340-0210); cancelled.
Overview

About N39L

N39L is a 1990 Homebuilt Rutan Varieze, serial number 988. It is registered to an individual in Cincinnati, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 23, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N39L. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-03-23 Accident · Kenosha, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92DEP02
Reported aircraft: Rutan Varieze — a different aircraft that carried the N39L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
1978-02-16 Accident · Amarillo,Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 0345
Reported aircraft: Cessna 340 — a different aircraft that carried the N39L registration before this airframe.
1967-08-20 Accident · Friendship,Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2841
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N39L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SIZE RIVET.INBD 10 INS OF TAB SEPARATED IN FLITE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.