Bill, So if a 337 was filed showing the changes were made to convert from a C to a D but the airworthiness certificate still shows it is a C your letter says that it would sill be a C in the eyes of the FAA?
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], Bill BIGGS <webacr...@...> wrote: > > > Most importantly, check the airworthiness certificate. If it still says 415-C > and was issued in the 40s or early 50s you are probably in the clear. The FAA > has a definite proceedure for changing the model designation on the > Airworthiness certificate and if it wasn't followed it remains a 415C. ( have > letter from FAA to that effect) > > > > But the CD will show if it was ever "legally" converted to a D > > > > Bill > > > > To: j...@... > CC: [email protected] > From: les...@... > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:36:55 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] More on my proposed purchase > > > > > > > A common issue is a C model that gets converted to a D and then referred to > as a CD (incorrectly) or as a C/D. I would get the FAA CD on it and see if > paperwork was ever filed for a conversion. > > Larry Snyder > Washington, Missouri > > On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:19 AM, jh <j...@...> wrote: > > > > > by J. Dyer, July 27, 1976 1946 415-C* 1260 lb. ATC 718 (3-25-40) C-75-12 > C-75-12F 113 thru 4423 1947 415-CD** 1260 lb. ATC A-787 (8-19-47) C-75-12 > C-75-12F 4501 thru 4868 Assuming this information is accurate, the plane > you're considering was built in 1946 and is a model C. (The last line in each > group is the serial number range.) Regards, Jim Hart > --------------020107030800010708000800 Content-Type: text/html; > charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > On 7/21/09 bigbrownpi...@... wrote: > > 1948 415-CD, S/N 4071 > > From the book "Ercoupe" by Louis N. Buffardi, January 1980, Chapter XIII, > pages 81-82, from the table prepared by J. Dyer, July 27, 1976 > > 1946 > 415-C* > 1260 lb. > ATC 718 (3-25-40) > C-75-12 C-75-12F > 113 thru 4423 > > 1947 > 415-CD** > 1260 lb. > ATC A-787 (8-19-47) > C-75-12 C-75-12F > 4501 thru 4868 > > > Assuming this information is accurate, the plane you're considering was built > in 1946 and is a model C. (The last line in each group is the serial number > range.) > > > Regards, > > Jim Hart > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows LiveĀ HotmailĀ®: Search, add, and share the web's latest sports > videos. Check it out. > http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_QA_HM_sports_videos_072009&cat=sports >
