N3983

Cancelled 2015

Deregistered aircraft · 1974 Volksplane WE-1 · Volkswagen CONVERSION

Cancelled: April 30, 2015
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 1001
Year built: 1974
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: May 10, 1979
Certificate issued: December 12, 1990
Last registry action: January 19, 1994
Mode S code: A4A342
Owner when cancelled: Dennis William Van
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelVolksplane WE-1ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N3983 and the event date: after June 29, 1934, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19931011038489IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Frazier Park, CACollided with ground under undetermined circumstances while attempting to land in an open field.Oct 11, 1993 · Reported as Amtren VOLKSPLANE* · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N3983 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3983 now.

1934Waco 9 · S/N 274Cancelled Jun 29, 1934 · Built 1927 · Bullock E/Chidester Ab, Jordan, NY