Single-engine piston

N785

Homebuilt Vari-Eze

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1156
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Altoona, PA
Registration record

N785 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vari-Eze
Serial
1156
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Altoona, PA
Certificate issued
1987-07-01
Airworthiness date
1986-04-22
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAA318
Mode S (octal)
52521430
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N785 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-05-17
    Accident at Ebensburg, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-04-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1933-02-09
    N785 previously assigned to a Homebuilt J-1 (s/n 35); cancelled.
Overview

About N785

N785 is a Homebuilt Vari-Eze, serial number 1156. It is registered to an individual in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 1987 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 22, 1986.

N785 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-05-17 Accident · Ebensburg, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC87DGM02
Reported aircraft: Noonan Vari-Eze

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.