# N3SW: 1973 Sportswing EVANS VP-2, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sportswing EVANS VP-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportswing-evans-vp-2) (registry code 0562440)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: V2-1053
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1981
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A31C45
- Owner when cancelled: [Behrens Carl M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEHRENS%20CARL%20M)
- Location: [Stafford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Stafford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6239° N, 95.5671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77477, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3SW-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Sportswing EVANS VP-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportswing-evans-vp-2.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 FTW83LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA016), Oct 16, 1982: Volksplane VP-2 (N3SW), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3SW): Cessna 525, S/N 525-0501, built 2002

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