Single-engine piston

N99494

1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
2117
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 1590 Inc (Corporation)
Based
Morrilton, AR
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C
Representative photo of a ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C. Not a photo of N99494.
Registration record

N99494 on the FAA register

Type
1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C)
Serial
2117
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 1590 Inc
Morrilton, AR
Certificate issued
2022-07-19
Airworthiness date
1957-08-20
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADE52F
Mode S (octal)
53362457
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N99494.
  • 1976-01-10
    Accident at Tauton,Ma, 21; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N99494

N99494 is a 1946 ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (FAA model ERCOUPE 415-C), serial number 2117. The FAA register lists Eaa Chapter 1590 Inc as the registrant in Morrilton, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 August 20, 1957.

N99494 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-01-10 Accident · Tauton,Ma, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0011
Reported aircraft: Erco 415-C
Probable cause: END BFR HARD LNDG.

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.