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N99506
1946 Ercoupe 415C
$39,500 $35,000
Location: Burlington, Colorado Airport ID (ITR)
  • Total Time:
    1784 hrs.
  • Engine: Continental O-200
    100 HP

    267 hrs. SMOH
  • Prop:
  • 245 hrs. Since New
  • Next Annual:
    August, 2025
1946 Ercoupe 415C
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Status:
Airframe: Complete logs: Yes Hangered: Yes
Damage History: Yes, hard landing in 1970 aircraft fully repaired see log entries for repairs

Avionics/Radios/Equipment:
Left side instrument panel: • Vertical Speed indicator • Airspeed indicator • Turn coordinator • Altimeter indicator • Directional indicator • RPM gauge with tachometer • Flightline FL-760 COM radio • Narco Glideslope
Right instrument panel: • EGT gauge • Oil pressure gauge • Air temp gauge • Carb temp gauge • Oil temp gauge • Amp/Voltage gauge • Sigtronics Sport 200 panel mount two place intercom • Garmin GTX 320A Transponder • Garmin GPS 396
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Equipment & Features:
• Tail Beacon STC SA04362CH UAV-1002185-001 ADSB out unit • 12 volt auxiliary adapter • Bubble windshield • New style instrument panel • Landing and taxi lights

Exterior:
7.5/10: White base color paint, with a mix of blue and red stripes running down the length of the fuselage. The canopy is in good condition. The paint overall is in good condition.

Interior:
7/10: Pilot and Co-pilot seats are in fair condition, seats are two tone red and gray vinyl, side walls are two tone red and gray vinyl. The interior overall is in fair condition.

Inspection Status:
Annual Inspection: Last Annual Inspection completed July 2024 Transponder Inspection: 91.413/Transponder Inspection: Last completed August 2024.

Weight and Balance:
Max Gross: 1260 Aircraft Empty Weight: 836 The Useful Load: 424

Comments:
A well maintained and cared for 1946 Ercoupe 415-C. The Ercoupe (E and R coming from the company's name: Engineering and Research Corporation) was one of the most unusual-and controversial-light airplanes ever built. It was designed by Fred E. Weick, one of aviation's foremost engineers, who decided to solve with one bold stroke the biggest single cause of aviation fatalities: the stall, followed by spin, at altitudes too low to permit recovery. The Ercoupe was designed to be stall-proof and spin-proof.

The Ercoupe was noticeably faster than its contemporaries and quite comfortable and easy to fly. One nice touch was that the cockpit canopy could be opened in flight, producing much the same sensation as driving a convertible with the top down. It was a nice looking, aluminum fuselage with cloth wings, and it was true that it would neither stall nor spin. The major thrust of the sales effort was "anyone can fly," and cases without end were cited in which pilots who had never had a previous lesson soloed in three hours, or two, or even one. As some owners began to metalize the wings, the factory did produce some later models with metal wings.

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Updated December 9, 2024

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