# N17315: 1974 Continental-G&C Helicopters EL TOMCAT MK-5A, registration cancelled 2013-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Continental-G&C Helicopters EL TOMCAT MK-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-g-c-helicopters-el-tomcat-mk-5a) (registry code 2390303)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H5SW), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: W-3
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1974
- Last registry action: March 10, 1984
- Mode S code: A126EB
- Owner when cancelled: [G & C Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20%26%20C%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Medaryville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Medaryville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0894° N, 86.8772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47957, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17315
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17315-2013-01-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Continental-G&C Helicopters EL TOMCAT MK-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-g-c-helicopters-el-tomcat-mk-5a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW87DPJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ09), Sep 23, 1987: G&C Helicopters EL Tomcat MK5A (N17315), Marlow, OK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N17315

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17315): Boeing 737-8, S/N 67597, built 2024

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