We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
West Lester F
Model
VOLKSPLANE VP-1
Year
1980
Serial number
2230
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AAE093
Engine
Make and model
Volkswagen Conversion
Type
Reciprocating
Power
36 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1984 – 2013Individual ownerQuincy, IL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Apr 26, 1985 · Taylor, MO
THE PILOT USED ONLY HALF OF THE AVAILABLE 2900 FEET OF RUNWAY ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE. HE LOST FLYING SPEED CLIMBING OVER WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT AROUND TREES AND LANDED HARD ON A HIGHWAY MEDIAN.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026