Single-engine piston

N2988H

1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
3613
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dyersville, IA
What's N2988H worth? Track flights
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
Representative photo of a ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C. Not a photo of N2988H.
Registration record

N2988H on the FAA register

Type
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C)
Serial
3613
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dyersville, IA
Certificate issued
2020-09-24
Airworthiness date
1995-08-24
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A316AA
Mode S (octal)
50613252
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N2988H.
  • 1995-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966-08-05
    Accident at Wapakoneta Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2988H

N2988H is a 1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA model ERCOUPE 415-C), serial number 3613. It is registered to an individual in Dyersville, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 24, 1995.

N2988H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-08-05 Accident · Wapakoneta Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2013
Reported aircraft: Erco 415D
Probable cause: DAMAGE. PILOT HIT THROTTLE WHILE SHUTTING OFF ENG.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C aircraft

N103JF
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N104B
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N116JK
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N13CL
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N2006H
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N2026H
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N2028H
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
N2035H
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
All 272 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Iowa

N297MC
DJI Agras T40
N297VA
Homebuilt T60X
N2980K
1947 Luscombe 8A
N2989T
1966 Meyers 200D
N298DW
DJI Agras T40
N298JC
1978 Cessna Turbo R182RG Skylane
All 4,510 aircraft registered in Iowa →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Engineering & Research

Engineering & Research models on the register

Own N2988H?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Iowa· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.