# N37789: 1977 Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/schuldt-volksplane-i) (registry code 0563585, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: ESVP-1
- Year built: 1977
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2013
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1977
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4515E
- Registered owner: [Schuldt Eric R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULDT%20ERIC%20R)
- Location: [Lafayette, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9010° N, 122.1191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94549, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37789
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37789

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79DVG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG81), Sep 29, 1979: Volksplane 1 (N37789), Potter Valley, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790929029469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929029469A), Sep 29, 1979: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2 (N37789), Potter Valley, CA, Destroyed. Pilot made a low pass over runway, pulled up into a wing-over maneuver and stalled.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schuldt-volksplane-i/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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