# N9078T: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 24, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078T

## Aircraft that carried N9078T

- [Cancelled 2014-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078T-2014-11-24): Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, S/N CCI-76-3, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xcell Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELL%20AERO), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- [Cancelled 1960-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078T-1960-11-21): Cessna 182C, S/N 52978. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N9078T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA336), Aug 25, 1993: Continental Copters Mark 5 (N9078T), San Juan Bautis, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear the crops. The pilot's diverted attention during the aerial application flight is a factor in this accident.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9078T (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930825035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825035069A), Aug 25, 1993: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Juan Bautis, CA, Destroyed. Spray boom contacted corn crop on spray run. Dragged helicopter down.
- [Incident 19920911050369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911050369I), Sep 11, 1992: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Martin, CA. Pilot struck an electrical wire while making an aerial application. Wire strike protection system cut wire.

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