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  • ERCOUPE 415-C

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AttributeERCOUPE 415-C
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental C-85-12F
Horsepower85 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1946
Production end1947
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed90 KTAS
Range300 nm
Service ceiling13,000 ft
Climb rate550 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)44 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load510 lb
Full-fuel payload366 lb
Max takeoff weight1,260 lb
Empty weight750 lb
Usable fuel24 gal
Fuel burn at cruise4.8 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$20,000
Price, high$35,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$22,000
Overhaul cost, high$32,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1,927
Active fleet624
Median year built1946.0
NTSB events, last 10 years13
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years120.83
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active214.42
Ownership transfers, last 24 months135
Transfers per 100 active321.63
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record47.1 of 10
Severity53.6 of 10
Access67.5 of 10
Support79.4 of 10
Liquidity84.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)932.3 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 624 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 624 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 624 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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