# N945MA: 2022 Michael Axelrad EVANS AIRCRAFT VP-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Michael Axelrad EVANS AIRCRAFT VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-axelrad-evans-aircraft-vp-1) (registry code 05640CL, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen TYPE-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-type-1) (registry code 63507)
- Serial number: VP1-123818
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 2022
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AD20CF
- Registered owner: [Axelrad Michael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AXELRAD%20MICHAEL%20R)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4723° N, 79.9132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=945MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945MA

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 (Michael Axelrad EVANS AIRCRAFT VP-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen TYPE-1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N945MA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N945MA.

## Reports on N945MA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N945MA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810917083489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917083489I), Sep 17, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2* (N945MA), Washington, VA. Lost airspeed, altitude and VSI on climbout. Lost electric power. Tape on static ports, bad circuit breaker.

## 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 N945MA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N945MA before.

- [Cancelled 2014-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945MA-2014-02-18): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87, S/N 49725. Registration expired. Owner: [Sunrise Asset Management LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20ASSET%20MANAGEMENT%20LLC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## Related

- Other Michael Axelrad EVANS AIRCRAFT VP-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-axelrad-evans-aircraft-vp-1/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen TYPE-1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-type-1.md

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