Aircraft Description
N3973C is a 1953 Ercoupe G, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Registration Pending in Independence, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 11, 1956. Powered by a Cont Motor C85 SERIES engine producing 85 horsepower, N3973C is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A49F8E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N3973C was last updated on December 9, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Ercoupe (Engineering and Research Corporation) was an innovative American light aircraft designed for safety with interconnected controls and a tricycle landing gear. Produced from 1940 to 1970 under various names, Ercoupes remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 836 Ercoupe aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the G model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N3973C. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC