# N47178: Ashby VOLKSPLANE VP-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ashby VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ashby-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0563582, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Porsche 678/4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/porsche-678-4) (registry code 51001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7E2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7E2) (Porsche K.-G. Dr. Ing.h.c.F.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1233
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A5C83F
- Registered owner: [Ashby Darrell T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASHBY%20DARRELL%20T)
- Location: [Elko, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Elko)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5756° N, 93.3714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55020, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47178

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 (Ashby VOLKSPLANE VP-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Porsche 678/4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB NE-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-09-21): Reciprocating Engine. Issued Mar 31, 2009

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N47178.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N47178.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N47178

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N47178 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47178-1949-01-17): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-9823. Owner: [Twin City Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20CITY%20AVIATION%20INC)

## Related

- Other Ashby VOLKSPLANE VP-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ashby-volksplane-vp-1/aircraft.md
- The Porsche 678/4 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/porsche-678-4.md

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