Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 952 Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C airframes on record (built 1940–1994), 272 currently registered. 11 have one or more NTSB accident records (13 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C accidents
The non-certificated pilot’s unstable approach to landing, which resulted in a collision with approach lighting, hard landing, and postimpact fire.
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructions during a go-around, which resulted in impact with powerlines, a tree, and the ground.
The improper installation of a fuel filter screen cover gasket, which resulted in its failure, fuel starvation, and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the unapproved fuel sight gauge, which obscured the pilot’s view of the fuel level in the fuel header tank.
The partial loss of engine power due to contaminated fuel and carburetor ice.
The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing, during which the airplane landed hard and then ground looped.
The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat on approach in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing to a pond.
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.