# N3230H: 1946 Engineering & Research 415-C, registration cancelled 2012-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-718](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3855
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1997
- Last registry action: August 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A37BD5
- Owner when cancelled: [Buck Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCK%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Cooperstown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cooperstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7225° N, 74.8954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13326, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3230H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3230H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3230H-2012-11-06

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 Engineering & Research 415-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX588), May 16, 1998: PUMP. FAILED. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILED. FUEL NOT TRANSFERRED TO HEADER FUEL TANK. GRAVITY FEED OF FUEL TO CARBURETOR. NOTE: ONE WAFER VALVE STUCK CLOSED. SPRIN

## 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 NYC98FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA107), May 16, 1998: Ercoupe ERCO-415C (N3230H), New Lisbon, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Detonation within the No. 2 cylinder resulting in melting and breaching of the piston, and the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Contributing factors were the uphill terrain…

## 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 19980516009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009489A), May 16, 1998: Univar 415C (N3230H), New Lisbon, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Fuel transfer pump failed. No compression NR2 cylinder. Lost power. Crashed landed. (.4) approximately 20 minutes after the pilot and passenger departed on a…

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