# N16655: Frank-Dekoker VOLKSPLANE VP-1FD, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Frank-Dekoker VOLKSPLANE VP-1FD](https://openairdocs.org/model/frank-dekoker-volksplane-vp-1fd) (registry code 0562504)
- Serial number: V1649
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1977
- Last registry action: October 13, 1981
- Mode S code: A10B1D
- Owners when cancelled: [Bowman John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWMAN%20JOHN%20R), [Bingman Phillip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BINGMAN%20PHILLIP), [Denton Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20ANDREW), [Mccue Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCUE%20DON), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Chesterton, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Chesterton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6145° N, 87.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46304, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16655
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16655
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16655-1981-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Frank-Dekoker VOLKSPLANE VP-1FD: https://openairdocs.org/model/frank-dekoker-volksplane-vp-1fd.md

## 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 CHI77FET27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET27), Jul 27, 1977: Volksplane VP-IFD (N16655), Chesterton, IN, destroyed

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