# N65123: Smith VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 1983-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0563546)
- Serial number: 54
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1980
- Mode S code: A8932B
- Owner when cancelled: [John Covert Jones III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20COVERT%20JONES%20III)
- Location: [Lutz, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lutz)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65123
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65123-1983-05-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Smith VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-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 MIA80FLD67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD67), Apr 15, 1980: Volksplane VP-1 (N65123), Lutz, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19800415012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415012809A), Apr 15, 1980: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N65123), Lutz, FL, Destroyed. Engine not developing full power on takeoff. Tried to turn back, struck trees. Cause of power loss unknown.

## Other aircraft with N65123

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65123): Lancair LC-40-550FG, S/N 40077

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