# N493: 1973 Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2007-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/satterlee-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0562379)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: KS2
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1998
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A61B3C
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Mcpherson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Mcpherson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3826° N, 97.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67460, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-2007-05-19

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 Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/satterlee-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 CHI03LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA262), Aug 15, 2003: Satterlee Volksplane VP-1 (N493), Concordia, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the roadway, the ditch and unsuitable terrain.

## 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 20030815019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815019939A), Aug 15, 2003: Amtr VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N493), Concordia, KS, Destroyed. (-23) Mr. David allen kadel was the pilot and only occupant of a volksplane, N493 that departed concorida, KS, Blosser Municipal Airport from runway 17. Mr.…
- [Incident 20020404008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404008719I), Apr 4, 2002: Amtr VP1 (N493), Kingman, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Local law enforcement personnel informed this office that on April 4, 2002 at approximately 1530 CST, Mr. David w. smith operated N493, a volksplane from…

## Other aircraft with N493

- [Cancelled 1960-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-1960-08-23): Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, S/N 3251. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Bonanza Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONANZA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled 1930-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-1930-05-17): Bowlus PRIMARY GLIDER, S/N 16. Owner: [Boothe Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTHE%20COMPANY), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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