# N3470: 1971 US Parachute Serv. VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [US Parachute Serv. VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/us-parachute-serv-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0562097)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 19482734
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1977
- Last registry action: July 8, 1978
- Mode S code: A3D9A7
- Location: [Yuma, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Yuma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7046° N, 114.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85364, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3470
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3470
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3470-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 US Parachute Serv. VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/us-parachute-serv-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 LAX72FUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ72), Feb 18, 1972: Washburn VP-1 (N3470), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3470

- [Cancelled 1933-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3470-1933-08-08): Waco GXE, S/N 1122. Owner: [Collins Williams](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20WILLIAMS), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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