Single-engine piston

N47169

1977 Homebuilt VP-1 Owl

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
V-1605
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Inman, KS
Registration record

N47169 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt VP-1 Owl
Serial
V-1605
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Inman, KS
Certificate issued
1977-03-25
Airworthiness date
1980-05-05
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5C81D
Mode S (octal)
51344035
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).
  • 1980-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N47169 to the current registrant.
  • 1955-11-15
    N47169 previously assigned to a Aeronca 0-58B (s/n 058B-1102); cancelled.
Overview

About N47169

N47169 is a 1977 Homebuilt VP-1 Owl, serial number V-1605. It is registered to an individual in Inman, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 1977 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), dated May 5, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47169.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47169.

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.