# N73VP: 1973 Lambert EVANS VP-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lambert EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0562452, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: JL002
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1990
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A9CA9B
- Registered owner: [Husband Bruce C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUSBAND%20BRUCE%20C%20JR)
- Location: [Royse City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Royse%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9455° N, 96.3111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75189, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73VP

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 (Lambert EVANS VP-1)

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 FTW92DRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRA04), Aug 8, 1992: Evans VP-1 (N73VP), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19920808034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808034669A), Aug 8, 1992: Amtr VP1 (N73VP), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Power loss on climbout, collapsed main gear on hard forced landing. Cause power loss undetermined.

## 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 Lambert EVANS VP-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-evans-vp-1/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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