As I decide if I am going to definitely restore my Ercoupe or sell it as-is and buy a currently airworthy one, I have come across 5 listings so far that have been converted to D models where the seller claims it is a 415-C in the ad. The ads I have seen were mostly on Trade-a-plane and Barnstormers.
With a free FAA cares account, you can pull the records for any aircraft. Including al the 337 and STC docs, etc. This latest one I pulled is completely missing every 337 except 2 of them. One of which was the 415-C to D conversion. Plain as day. Another seller has the last annual doc included in the listing which says right on top under model "415-C converted to 415-D"
Either these sellers are ignorant, or they are misleading.They all clearly had 337 for C to D conversion which increases weight limit to 1,400 lbs. Even when I pointed it out, only one of the sellers changed the listing because he clearly didn't realize. Which most likely means some of these owners didn't even realize it was converted since Registrations always show the original 415-C as model.
Very frustrating. Be aware if looking to purchase an LSA compliant 415.
Greg
myercoupe.com
