# N88DS: 1973 Hi-Country Taildraggers EVANS VP-1, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Hi-Country Taildraggers EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hi-country-taildraggers-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0562730)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1001
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1977
- Last registry action: June 9, 1999
- Mode S code: AC1BD8
- Location: [Parker, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Parker)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4828° N, 104.7800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80134, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88DS-2012-09-18

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 Hi-Country Taildraggers EVANS VP-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/hi-country-taildraggers-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 DEN75FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE07), Jul 18, 1974: Evans VP-1 (N88DS), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

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