Piston helicopter

N4256

Homebuilt Volksplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
SL-1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sanford, NC
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Registration record

N4256 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Volksplane
Serial
SL-1
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanford, NC
Certificate issued
2024-06-07
Airworthiness date
1980-07-16
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5115C
Mode S (octal)
51210534
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N4256.
  • 1980-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N4256

N4256 is a Homebuilt Volksplane, serial number SL-1. It is registered to an individual in Sanford, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 16, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4256.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4256.

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.