# N80LW: 1980 West Lester F VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [West Lester F VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/west-lester-f-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 05635B6)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 2230
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1984
- Last registry action: September 4, 1987
- Mode S code: AAE093
- Owner when cancelled: [Wignall Russell W Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGNALL%20RUSSELL%20W%20SR)
- Location: [Quincy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Quincy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9312° N, 91.3887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80LW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80LW-2013-06-05

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 West Lester F VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/west-lester-f-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 MKC85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA090), Apr 26, 1985: Lester F.W. West VP-1 (N80LW), Taylor, MO, 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 19850426027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426027719A), Apr 26, 1985: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N80LW), Taylor, MO, Destroyed. Pilot only used a portion of runway for takeoff. Unable to climb over wires went around trees, landed hard.

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