# N3816H: 1947 Ercoupe 415-C, registration cancelled 2021-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-718](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-718), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4517
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2017
- Last registry action: December 14, 2017
- Mode S code: A46233
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Aeroclub LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20AEROCLUB%20LLC)
- Location: [Maricopa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Maricopa)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0177° N, 111.9913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85138, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3816H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3816H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3816H-2021-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 WPR19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA253), Sep 10, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N3816H), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the…

## 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 20190910023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190910023439A), Sep 10, 2019: Ercoupe 415-C (N3816H), Maricopa, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after take off. Both pilot occupants seriously injured. Eyewitness stated he saw the aircraft above the administration building in a nose high…

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