Single-engine piston

N47178

Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1233
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Porsche 678/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elko, MN
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Registration record

N47178 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1
Serial
1233
Engines
Porsche 678/4
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elko, MN
Certificate issued
2023-09-19
Airworthiness date
1980-06-11
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5C83F
Mode S (octal)
51344077
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N47178 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1949-01-17
    N47178 previously assigned to a Aeronca 0-58B (s/n 058B-9823); cancelled.
Overview

About N47178

N47178 is a Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1, serial number 1233. It is registered to an individual in Elko, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Porsche 678/4 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 11, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47178.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47178.

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.