# N87259: 1946 Ercoupe 415-C, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322)
- 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: 432
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1998
- Last registry action: January 5, 2005
- Mode S code: AC00ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Sonnier Woody](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONNIER%20WOODY)
- Location: [Texas City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Texas%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3994° N, 94.9991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77591, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87259
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87259-2017-05-23

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 DEN91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA062), Apr 19, 1991: Ercoupe 415-C (N87259), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19910419011572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011572A), Apr 19, 1991: Univar 415C (N87259), Santa Rosa, NM, Destroyed. While flying in formation with another Ercoupe N3210H lost sight of it then was hit from below by same. Crashed.

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