# N21DM: 1974 Mccormick VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mccormick VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccormick-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0563514)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1980
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A1B780
- Owner when cancelled: [Whipple John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIPPLE%20JOHN%20L)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4947° N, 98.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78218, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21DM-2013-08-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Mccormick VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/mccormick-volksplane-vp-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW76FRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG48), Apr 26, 1976: Volksplane VP-1 (N21DM), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DRG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG17), Aug 31, 1975: Volksplane VP-1 (N21DM), Marion, TX, substantial damage

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