Single-engine piston

N2865

1970 Homebuilt Volksplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
RD-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Red Lake Falls, MN
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Registration record

N2865 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt Volksplane
Serial
RD-1
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Red Lake Falls, MN
Certificate issued
2005-04-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2E74C
Mode S (octal)
50563514
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2865 to the current registrant.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
  • 1930-05-06
    N2865 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Air Liner (s/n 21-SUB); cancelled.
Overview

About N2865

N2865 is a 1970 Homebuilt Volksplane, serial number RD-1. It is registered to an individual in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built).

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2865.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2865.

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.