# N81VP: Schmahl Edward F VOLKSPLANE VP-1, registration cancelled 1991-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schmahl Edward F VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schmahl-edward-f-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 05635C1)
- Serial number: V2499
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1984
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AB08EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmahl Edward F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMAHL%20EDWARD%20F)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1577° N, 96.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68138, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81VP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81VP-1991-03-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Schmahl Edward F VOLKSPLANE VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/schmahl-edward-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 MKC89DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCJ02), Apr 2, 1989: Schmahl Volksplane VP-1 (N81VP), Papillion, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 19890402005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402005059A), Apr 2, 1989: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N81VP), Papillion, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Was observed doing sharp pullups and recovery at low altitulde. Stalled and entered a spin to ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N81VP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81VP): Woodruff Harold S LANCAIR IV, S/N LIV-450, built 2003

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