Single-engine piston

N979YE

1976 Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pocatello, ID
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Registration record

N979YE on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1
Serial
1
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pocatello, ID
Certificate issued
2023-09-06
Airworthiness date
1980-04-14
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADA73F
Mode S (octal)
53323477
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).
  • 2023-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N979YE.
  • 1980-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N979YE

N979YE is a 1976 Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Pocatello, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2023 and expires on September 30, 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 April 14, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N979YE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N979YE.

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.