Single-engine piston

N8161H

Homebuilt Volksplane VP-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
V2-2117
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 691 (Corporation)
Based
Los Alamos, NM
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Registration record

N8161H on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Volksplane VP-2
Serial
V2-2117
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 691
Los Alamos, NM
Certificate issued
2023-07-07
Airworthiness date
1980-09-16
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2229
Mode S (octal)
52621051
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8161H to the current registrant.
  • 1980-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1951-08-28
    N8161H previously assigned to a Hiller UH 12 Piston Helicopters (s/n 161); cancelled.
Overview

About N8161H

N8161H is a Homebuilt Volksplane VP-2, serial number V2-2117. The FAA register lists Eaa Chapter 691 as the registrant in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 16, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8161H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8161H.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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