# N87169: 1953 Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 342
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1998
- Last registry action: November 13, 2013
- Mode S code: ABFD59
- Owner when cancelled: [Warren Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Bloomingdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bloomingdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3769° N, 85.9634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87169
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87169-2018-03-16

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 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 CHI91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA214), Jul 5, 1991: Ercoupe 415-C (N87169), Sparta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REACH A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

## 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 19910705026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705026439A), Jul 5, 1991: Univar 415C (N87169), Sparta, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Struck dirt bank short of runway. Fuel tanks had large amounts water including carb bowl.

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