# N78VS: 1998 Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-o-v-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0563596)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 2401
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1999
- Last registry action: December 21, 1999
- Mode S code: AA9019
- Location: [Drake, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Drake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9309° N, 100.3965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58736, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78VS-2013-08-05

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-o-v-evans-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 CHI00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA028), Nov 11, 1999: Shaffer Evans Volksplane (N78VS), Stanley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: refueling not performed by the non-rated pilot and the lack of total experience of the non-rated pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by…

## 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 19991111046199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111046199A), Nov 11, 1999: N78VS, Stanley, ND, No damage. (-23) On November 11, 1999 at 1630 local time an evans VP-1, N78VS, operated by an individual without any pilot license, sustained substantial damage during…

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