Aircraft Description
N96VE is a 1996 Trost Peter K VARI-EZE, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Trost Peter K in San Diego, CA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 24, 2009. The registration certificate was issued on February 27, 1996. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O-320 SERIES engine producing 150 horsepower, N96VE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD5BAD (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N96VE was last tracked by AviatorDB near Ramona Airport (KRNM) on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N96VE was last updated on October 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Trost Peter K is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 2 Trost Peter K aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VARI-EZE model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N96VE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC