# N51609: Volksplane VP-1, registration cancelled 1975-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Volksplane VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 05903WX)
- Serial number: V1746
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1973
- Mode S code: A67A33
- Owner when cancelled: [Rugg Erwin W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUGG%20ERWIN%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Castile, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Castile)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51609-1975-05-29

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 VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 NYC75FFS18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFS18), Nov 17, 1974: Volksplane VP1 (N51609), Perry, NY, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N51609

- [Cancelled 2017-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51609-2017-09-18): Woodward James E III ISON Z 1300, S/N 398. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Woodward James E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODWARD%20JAMES%20E%20III), [Hendersonville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Hendersonville)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51609-1955-10-20): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-1211. Owner: [Fields Raymond](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELDS%20RAYMOND), [Bethesda, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bethesda)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.