# N4509: Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1, registration cancelled 1994-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-volksplane-we-1) (registry code 0562415)
- Serial number: 93029
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1990
- Last registry action: December 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A575AF
- Owners when cancelled: [Peterson Eugene R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20EUGENE%20R), [Crow Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Cunningham, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Cunningham)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6482° N, 98.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67035, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4509
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4509-1994-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-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 CHI90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA217), Aug 8, 1990: Harper Volksplane WE-1 (N4509), Kingman, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900807031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031019A), Aug 7, 1990: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N4509), Kingman, KS, Substantial damage. Dived into ground shortly after takeoff. Pilot does not remember flight due head injury.
- [Incident 19860928072689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928072689I), Sep 28, 1986: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N4509), Decatur, IN, Minor damage. Engine lost power in flight. Aircraft landed in a soybean field. Pilot medical and flight review overdue.

## Other aircraft with N4509

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4509): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B235W00100BD
- [Cancelled 1930-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4509-1930-11-06): Waco GXE, S/N 1362. Owner: [Robert Hartman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20HARTMAN), [Lockhart, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lockhart)

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