# N8580: 1973 Krause VP-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Krause VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/krause-vp-1) (registry code 0562256, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2017
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: ABC768
- Registered owner: [Airpower Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPOWER%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8580
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8580

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 (Krause VP-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8580.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8580.

## 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 N8580

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8580 before.

- [Cancelled 1939-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8580-1939-08-15): Waco GXE, S/N 1931. Owner: [Buffalo Aernautical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFFALO%20AERNAUTICAL%20CORP), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)

## Related

- Other Krause VP-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/krause-vp-1/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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