On another GA Yahoo group I belong to,someone remarked that the Ercoupe, especially the 415-C, had a greater chance of fire during off-airport/rough-field landings due to collapse of the nose gear, and the firewall pushing the fuse panel into and igniting the header tank. He even said he personally knew of two pilots who had lost their lives to fire in that circumstance. As a prospective 'Coupe owner, and ex-Luscombe driver, I am really curious if their is any truth to that. My guess is that this has been discussed before, but I have been unable to find any archive information on the topic.
Many thanks, Steve in Maine
