# N3956H: 1947 Ercoupe 415-CD, registration cancelled 2020-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324)
- 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: 4657
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2019
- Last registry action: November 26, 2019
- Mode S code: A4988E
- Owner when cancelled: [Summers James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMMERS%20JAMES%20H)
- Location: [Kingsport, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingsport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5795° N, 82.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37665, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3956H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3956H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3956H-2020-11-18

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 Ercoupe 415-CD: https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd.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 ERA20LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA183), May 15, 2020: Ercoupe 415 (N3956H), Rogersville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath on approach, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of an impairing…

## 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 20200515007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515007029A), May 15, 2020: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3956H), Rogersville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1809Z, N3956H an Ercoupe model 415CD, departed Hawkins County (rvn) Tennessee (Rogersville, TN). Piloted by the private pilot/owner [privacy…

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