# Volksplane WE-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 056016M, 0562078
- Manufacturer (registry): VOLKSPLANE
- Model: WE-1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/volksplane-we-1

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC90DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG01), Mar 18, 1990: Volksplane WE-1 (N3938), Wooster, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF.
- [NTSB ANC73FAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG41), Sep 4, 1972: Volksplane D-1 (N100VP), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19931011038489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931011038489I), Oct 11, 1993: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N3983), Frazier Park, CA, Minor damage. Collided with ground under undetermined circumstances while attempting to land in an open field.
- [Accident 19900318004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004839A), Mar 18, 1990: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N3938), Conway, AR, Destroyed. Stalled and crashed on climbout from farm field.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Steele-Volksplane WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-volksplane-we-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05611E9
- [Spaulding WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/spaulding-we-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562441

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