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N3002H1946 Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C

DeregisteredNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 21, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 29, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1986)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Richland, WA
owner city / state
Engine
C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1985
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1986
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026
Last registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
Richland, WA
Certificate issued
Feb 27, 1985
Canceled
Sep 29, 2014
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Feb 11, 1957

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Engineering & Research
Model
ERCOUPE 415-C
Year
1946
Serial number
3627
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A321F8

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor C85 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
85 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1985 – 2014Co-ownersRichland, WA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 30, 1986 · Prosser, WA

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING FLY-BYS FOR THE NEXT DAYS AIRSHOW. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PROGRESSIVE CRACK IN THE #7 RIB EMANATING FROM PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING TIP. THIS RESULTED THE INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL OVERLOAD OF THE MAIN SPAR.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
SEA86FA231

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA86FA231)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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