N78VS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
N78VS is reserved by a private party since February 15, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on December 15, 2026.
Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1 cancelled August 5, 2013
- Serial number
- 2401
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1999
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Drake, ND - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N78VS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shaffer EVANS VOLKSPLANE · serial 2401
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 the non-rated pilot, and the rough/uneven terrain condition.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site