Single-engine piston

N93963

1946 Ercoupe 415-C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
1286
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bug Smashers LLC (LLC)
Based
Winfield, KS
Registration record

N93963 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Ercoupe 415-C
Serial
1286
Engines
1
Registered owner
Bug Smashers LLC
Winfield, KS
Certificate issued
2017-08-23
Airworthiness date
1956-02-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD0A5E
Mode S (octal)
53205136
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N93963.
  • 2008-08-02
    Accident at Cedarburg, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N93963

N93963 is a 1946 Ercoupe 415-C, serial number 1286. The FAA register lists Bug Smashers LLC as the registrant in Winfield, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 15, 1956.

N93963 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-08-02 Accident · Cedarburg, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI08CA233
Reported aircraft: Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C
Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tree during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the windshear and the tree.

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.