# N9001T: 1973 Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101)
- 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: CCI73-3
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1987
- Last registry action: March 10, 1990
- Mode S code: AC71B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis L L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20L%20L)
- Location: [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3974° N, 98.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78375, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9001T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9001T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001T-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX77DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA02), Oct 4, 1976: EL Tomcat MK5A (N9001T), Wasco, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG79), Jun 25, 1975: Tomcat MK 5A (N9001T), Gridley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19790302003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003949A), Mar 2, 1979: Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER (N9001T), Shafter, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter was seen to descend vertically, crashed, and burned. Engine overspeed was heard prior to impact.
- [Accident 19761004031699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004031699A), Oct 4, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N9001T), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. Flared because of vibration, t/r hit cotton plants & turned over.
- [Accident 19750625019229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750625019229A), Jun 25, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N9001T), Gridley, CA, Destroyed. Hit wires.

## Other aircraft with N9001T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9001T): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 520, built 2024
- [Cancelled 1960-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001T-1960-08-09): Cessna 182C, S/N 52901. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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