Single-engine piston

N88KL

1983 Homebuilt Varieze

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
1644
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
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Registration record

N88KL on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Varieze
Serial
1644
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2021-04-29
Airworthiness date
2004-09-21
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC1C68
Mode S (octal)
53016150
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-26
    Accident at Mojave, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N88KL.
  • 2004-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N88KL

N88KL is a 1983 Homebuilt Varieze, serial number 1644. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 21, 2004.

N88KL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-03-26 Accident · Mojave, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR22LA133
Reported aircraft: Adams Dennis Allen Varieze
Probable cause: The failure of the carburetor intake Sceet tubing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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.