# N3247H: 1946 Ercoupe 415-C, registration cancelled 1982-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-718](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3872
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1978
- Mode S code: A38081
- Owner when cancelled: [Gras William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAS%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Zeeland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Zeeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8448° N, 85.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49464, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3247H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3247H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3247H-1982-10-08

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 Ercoupe 415-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 CHI82DA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA275), Jul 26, 1982: Ercoupe 415C (N3247H), Port Sheldon Tw, MI, destroyed

## 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 19820726031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726031479A), Jul 26, 1982: Univar 415C (N3247H), Port Sheldon Tw, MI, Destroyed. Proceeded VFR into fog bank. Became disoriented during a 180 degree turn and crashed into lake near shore.

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