Single-engine piston

N78AL

1980 Homebuilt Varieze

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
AEA1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mapleton, UT
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Registration record

N78AL on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Varieze
Serial
AEA1
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mapleton, UT
Certificate issued
2023-01-06
Airworthiness date
1980-11-12
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8E38
Mode S (octal)
52507070
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N78AL.
  • 1980-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N78AL

N78AL is a 1980 Homebuilt Varieze, serial number AEA1. It is registered to an individual in Mapleton, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 November 12, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78AL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-02-07 Accident · Chino,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0137
Reported aircraft: Varieze II — a different aircraft that carried the N78AL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TANKS.LATER MODELS HAVE VENT SYSTEM ALL TANKS.

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.