# N17BL: 1970 Anderson-Tucker VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Anderson-Tucker VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-tucker-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0563559)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1-3000
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 6, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A116F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Schneer Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEER%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Wapakoneta, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wapakoneta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5630° N, 84.1453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45895, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17BL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17BL-2018-01-11

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 Anderson-Tucker VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-tucker-volksplane-vp-1.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 CHI88DER10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER10), Jun 20, 1988: Anderson-Tucker Evans VP-1 (N17BL), Duquette, MN, substantial damage

## 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 19880620032289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620032289A), Jun 20, 1988: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N17BL), Duquette, MN, Substantial damage. Modified homebuilt with new engine and cut down prop. Mushed into trees on climbout.

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