Richard. I looked at N3881H in Spring 1999. It was priced back then at $12000 and I had it inspected by my mechanics and myself. First myself. It was at a dealership and the dealer let me alone with the plane. While I was turning everything upside down, I noticed 3-5 inches of water in the belly. The plane was parked outside and we had a few days before rain passing the area. I unplugged the drain holes and let the few buckets of water out. The left wings leading edge had a repair, which I found no entry of in the logbooks. Since it was a good deal, I went ahead and had the plane flown from San Jose to the South County airport where my future mechanic had a look at it. Report was not to take it, because of engine troubles. I was told that the guys who flew it back needed an hour or so to get it run properly. Years later, I found that same Coupe at an fly-in and I had a talk with the new owner. He asked for my reasons of rejecting the plane, and I told him about the engine. He stated that before he bought it, the engine had some mayor work done to it. He liked it and was happy with it. The plane is by now probably a really nice maintained Ercoupe. The engine is overhauled with some luck. However, I recommend to check carefully for corrosion in the center section. Hartmut
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:11:26 +0000Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Buying a Coupe Like Dan's posting I have looked for a Coupe for some time and found one in CA that I have made an offer on. It is a 415CD model (N3881H). Does anyone have any info on this aircraft? The owner seems like a great gent and says it used to reside in WA or OR I think. Metal wings, polished aluminum with green trim, decent looking condition in and out at least by the pics. It is listed on Barnstormers right now. Any insight appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
