Single-engine piston

N3973C

1953 Ercoupe G

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
5040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Independence, OR
Registration record

N3973C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Ercoupe G
Serial
5040
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Independence, OR
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-01-11
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A49F8E
Mode S (octal)
51117616
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1956-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N3973C

N3973C is a 1953 Ercoupe G, serial number 5040. It is registered to an individual in Independence, Oregon.

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, dated January 11, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3973C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3973C.

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

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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.