# N3938: 1970 Volksplane WE-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: [Volksplane WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/volksplane-we-1) (registry code 056016M)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: HT-1
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1971
- Last registry action: May 24, 1986
- Mode S code: A4915E
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20HENRY)
- Location: [Wadsworth, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wadsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0599° N, 81.7402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44281, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3938
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3938
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3938-2012-11-14

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 Volksplane WE-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/volksplane-we-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 MKC90DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG01), Mar 18, 1990: Volksplane WE-1 (N3938), Wooster, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF.

## 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 19900318004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004839A), Mar 18, 1990: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N3938), Conway, AR, Destroyed. Stalled and crashed on climbout from farm field.

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