# N3875: 1973 Harvey-Olk VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Harvey-Olk VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-olk-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0562904)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71573
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1982
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A47852
- Owner when cancelled: [Mux W Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUX%20W%20ED)
- Location: [Merrill, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Merrill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2175° N, 89.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54452, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3875
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3875
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875-2012-11-14

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 Harvey-Olk VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-olk-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 CHI81DEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP13), Mar 22, 1981: Volksplane VP-1 (N3875), Weston, WI, 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 19810322011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011099A), Mar 22, 1981: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N3875), Weston, WI, Substantial damage. Unable to clear wires after takeoff from strip with tall grass. Landed under wires. Struck ditch. Over gross.

## Other aircraft with N3875

- [Cancelled 1939-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875-1939-11-01): Fairchild KR-31, S/N 124. Owner: [Cathcart Charles G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATHCART%20CHARLES%20G), [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)

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