# N62108: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-HFS-1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1991
- Last registry action: July 20, 2006
- Mode S code: A81C6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gulf Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Theodore, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Theodore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5179° N, 88.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36582, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62108
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62108-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Copters TOMCAT MK5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA212), Jul 24, 1997: Continental Copters MK5A (N62108), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in the helicopter descending and colliding with trees.
- [NTSB ATL91LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA180), Sep 26, 1991: Continental Copters MK5A (N62108), Franklin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970724019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724019589A), Jul 24, 1997: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N62108), Sylacauga, AL, Substantial damage. Rotor decay on climbout from truck pad. Flared settled into trees. Hot day. No anomalis. Pilot error performance. (-23) on July 24, 1997, at approximately 1745…
- [Accident 19910926043169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926043169A), Sep 26, 1991: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N62108), Franklin, GA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor control cable broke while hovering over pad to land. Veered to open area. Main rotors hit ground.

## Other aircraft with N62108

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62108-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 5681. Owner: [Thomas Hugh Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20HUGH%20EDWARD), [Salem, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Salem)

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