N3816H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Ercoupe 415-C built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 3, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Ercoupe 415-C cancelled April 3, 2021
- Serial number
- 4517
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 14, 2017
- Last FAA action
- December 14, 2017
- Last owner
- Desert Aeroclub LLC (LLC)
Maricopa, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N3816H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ercoupe 415 · serial 4517
The flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to make a positive transfer of airplane control when the flight instructor directed him to do so.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site