# N2578H: 1946 Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, registration cancelled 2008-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 3203
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1986
- Last registry action: July 11, 2007
- Mode S code: A274F7
- Owners when cancelled: [Horstman William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORSTMAN%20WILLIAM%20A), [Horstman Joan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORSTMAN%20JOAN%20M)
- Location: [St Charles, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Charles)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8580° N, 90.4633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2578H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2578H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578H-2008-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c.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 MKC86LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA087), Apr 12, 1986: Ercoupe 415-C (N2578H), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19860412011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412011739A), Apr 12, 1986: Univar 415C (N2578H), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway after encountering windshift on final. Nose gear struck runway lip and collapsed.

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