Single-engine piston

N87405

1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
578
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Towner, CO
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1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
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Registration record

N87405 on the FAA register

Type
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C)
Serial
578
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Towner, CO
Certificate issued
2018-02-28
Airworthiness date
2003-05-23
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC07A8
Mode S (octal)
53003650
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N87405.
  • 2016-01-13
    Accident at Chappell, NE; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N87405

N87405 is a 1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA model ERCOUPE 415-C), serial number 578. It is registered to an individual in Towner, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 23, 2003.

N87405 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-01-13 Accident · Chappell, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA16CA105
Reported aircraft: Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to correct for a crosswind during the takeoff roll due to the interlinked flight control design, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with terrain.

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.