N3871H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Ercoupe 415-CD built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Ercoupe 415-CD cancelled September 21, 2012
- Serial number
- 4572
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 9, 1991
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Lizton, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N3871H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-CD · serial 4572
SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS OF THE PILOT, TERRAIN CONDITION AND FENCE ON OR NEAR THE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN AIRSPEED.
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