# N78CS: 2014 Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-w-sands-helicycle) (registry code 05631GN)
- Engine: [Solar T-62](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solar-t-62) (registry code 58100)
- Serial number: 5-14
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Kit: Eagle R & D Co LLC HELICYCLE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2014
- Last registry action: January 14, 2014
- Mode S code: AA8E70
- Owner when cancelled: [Seeliger Michael B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEELIGER%20MICHAEL%20B)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4254° N, 119.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89511, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CS-2018-03-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-w-sands-helicycle.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 WPR14FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA167), Apr 13, 2014: Sands Helicycle (N78CS), Reno, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while in the traffic pattern.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20140413006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140413006379A), Apr 13, 2014: Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE (N78CS), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The Helicycle student pilot was flying a left pattern for ruway 08. Witnesses observed the aircraft suddenly plunge to the ground somewhere between crosswind…

## Other aircraft with N78CS

- [Cancelled 2006-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CS-2006-01-31): Swearingen SA-226T, S/N T229, built 1973. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Simi Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Simi%20Valley)

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