# N3246H: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, registration cancelled 1991-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312)
- Serial number: 3871
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1986
- Last registry action: July 22, 1989
- Mode S code: A3805E
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Walter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WALTER%20J), [Smith Truda M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20TRUDA%20M)
- Location: [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0317° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3246H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3246H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3246H-1991-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DEN89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA151), Jul 2, 1989: Ercoupe 415C (N3246H), Ennis, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## 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 19890702018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018909A), Jul 2, 1989: Univar 415C (N3246H), Ennis, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled on final and crash landed during a spot landing contest.

## Other aircraft with N3246H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3246H): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11698, built 2007

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