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1946 ERCOUPE 415-C, N2872H

Name: 1946 ERCOUPE 415-C, N2872H
Brand: ERCOUPE
SKU: 1170986
Price: 25000 USD
Availability: InStock

Sacramento, CA

$25,000

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Year

1946

Total time

0 hrs

Engine

396 SMOH

Price

$25,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 4 live aircraft from ERCOUPE of similar vintage (±10 years):$26,800 – $33,400 (median $30,100)

This listing is -17% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 4 live aircraft from ERCOUPE of similar vintage (±10 years). These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 10 days on ClearProp

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Registration/tail #: N2872H
Make: ERCOUPE
Model: 415-C, N2872H
Year of manufacture: 1946
Category: Light Sport

Airframe

Total time (TT): 0 h
Hangared: Yes
Complete logs: Partial/unknown
Damage history: No

Engine(s)

Engine time (SMOH): 396 h

Performance & Capacity

Useful load: null

Maintenance

Annual: Stale/unknown
ADs current: No
IFR cert current: No

Specs

PARSED FROM AD TEXT — VERIFY WITH SELLER

TOTAL TIME

2,582 h

SMOH

396 h

Microair M760 com radio · Sigtronics intercom · Garman 396 GPS · Bendix/King KT76C transponder · ACK A-30 altitude encoder · Artex 345 406 MHz ELT · uAvionix Tail Beacon ADS-B Out · Astro Tech LC-2 digital chronometer · oil filter · hangared

Description

AF/ENGINE: TTIS: 2582 hrs; Engine SMOH: 396 hrs, 500 Hr Magneto Inspection done. Oil filter. Exterior: Very good, fabric wing; Interior: Good Equipment: Com Radio, Microair M760 ; Inter Com, Sigtronics; GPS, Garman 396; Transponder, Bendix/King KT76C; Alt. Encoder, ACK A-30; ELT, New Artex 345, 406 mhz; ADSB Out, uAvionix Tail Beacon; Chronometer, Astro Tech LC-2 Digital. Annual Inspection: Completed June 2026. All ADs in compliance. Lots of Manuals Hangared, since I’ve owned it. Hangared at: NEVADA COUNTY AIRPORT (GOO)

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Hangared

Asking price

$25,000

≈ $179/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Registration: N2872H

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Deal check

Not enough comparable aircraft to score the price (no same-model listings within year/condition range) — the checks below still apply.

No comparable ERCOUPE 415-C, N2872Hs (same model · year ±5 · condition) on tracked marketplaces yet — check back as inventory grows.

⚠ Logs incomplete — unlogged time is unverifiable time

❓ When was the last annual, and were any squawks deferred?

Pre-buy inspection

Standard 20-item checklist · buyer or seller can update · shareable report.

Aircraft location (airport ident)

Shops and transport operators are matched by distance from the aircraft's airport.

Ferry or disassembly/transport

N-number check

registry mismatch

N2872H · ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C · 1946

⚠ Registry make: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH vs listing: ERCOUPE

Type: Fixed-wing single engine
Registered owner: GRASS VALLEY, CA
Registration expires: 07/31/2030
Airworthiness certificate: 08/31/1955

Source: FAA registry, refreshed weekly. Registration data is public record.

Cost of ownership

Fuel (10 gph × 100 h)$5,500
Annual / condition inspectionowner-performed (materials)$600
Insurance (optional)liability-only typical$410
Hangar$4,200
Engine reservetypical 4-cyl piston: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$118/hr · $11,752/yr
if you add full hull insurance+$385/yr (≈ $117/hr)

Based on: single-piston estimate · typical 4-cyl piston overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

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FIELD CONDITIONS

KSMF

Sacramento International Airport — field serving this city

METAR KSMF 212053Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN100 OVC190 18/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01830094 58003

TAF — forecast

TAF KSMF 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS OVC100CB 
  FM212100 VRB05KT P6SM -RA OVC070 
  FM220000 16008KT P6SM -RA VCTS OVC050CB 
  FM220900 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 
  FM221700 VRB05KT P6SM -RA OVC040

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 4:13 PM

NTSB RECORD

N2872H

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this N-number.

Full aircraft record — registry, NTSB, ADS-B, AD context & price history →

ADS-B PRESENCE

NOT AIRBORNE AT THIS MOMENT

N2872H isn't transmitting right now — as expected for a parked aircraft. Transponder data appears here whenever it's flying.

Recent activity on ADS-B Exchange ↗

Benchmark vs the Light Sport · ERCOUPE segment

$57k

segment median ask

22th

your ask percentile

$25k

this ask

46 comparable listings considered · percentiles from ClearProp's own live inventory (asking prices — the Deal Room's deal-check does the same math against tighter make/model/year filters).

Seller

Andrew Sortebeg

Friend of Owner

Sacramento, CA 95821 United States

Verified seller

★ 0.0

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Listing details

Listing #: 1170986

Posted October 10, 2026

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